Our interventionists help Michigan families move a loved one from active drug use into treatment, with a plan built around safety from the first call.
A drug intervention is a structured meeting, prepared with a professional interventionist, in which the people closest to someone who is using ask them to accept treatment that day. We travel to families throughout Michigan, including Detroit, and planning starts right away, because with today's drug supply waiting carries real risk.
Court-ordered addiction treatment. In limited cases, under Michigan's involuntary substance use treatment law (MCL 330.1281a).
Overdose Good Samaritan law. Yes (MCL 333.7403(3)).
Naloxone. Medicaid and many other insurers cover naloxone, and syringe service programs and many nonprofits give it out free (source).
State agency. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
State treatment line. MiSUD Locator (state SUD provider map); for a crisis, call or text 988.
Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.
Michigan recorded 1,944 drug overdose deaths in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 19.1 per 100,000, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (source). Before anything else, keep your loved one alive.
If your loved one is in immediate danger, call 911. If they are in emotional crisis, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Michigan has a Good Samaritan overdose law (MCL 333.7403(3)) that offers some legal protection to people who call for help during an overdose. Its protections have conditions, but calling 911 is always the right move.
Naloxone (Narcan) reverses an opioid overdose, not stimulants. See our fentanyl family guide.
Through the Michigan State Police Angel Program, a person can walk into any MSP post during business hours and ask for help getting into treatment (source).
Each one shapes the medical side of detox differently.
In limited cases. Michigan's involuntary substance use treatment law sets out a court process that can order treatment when strict legal conditions are met. It is a backstop, not a shortcut: a planned intervention is usually the faster and more lasting route, and a Michigan attorney can confirm how the law applies to your family.
The law to know is Michigan's involuntary substance use treatment law (MCL 330.1281a). A spouse, family member, guardian or health professional may petition a court to order treatment for an adult whose verified substance use disorder creates danger to self or others and who can reasonably benefit from treatment. Laws change, so confirm the current rules with a Michigan attorney before you rely on them.
Michigan's state opioid response site lists Families Against Narcotics among its additional resources for people seeking help for themselves or a loved one (source).
See the full steps, how fast someone leaves for treatment and our cost guide.
The state agency that oversees substance use treatment is Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). For treatment searches, Michigan offers MiSUD Locator (state SUD provider map); for a crisis, call or text 988.
Michigan's state opioid response site lists Families Against Narcotics among its additional resources for people seeking help for themselves or a loved one.
Yes. Michigan has a Good Samaritan overdose law (MCL 333.7403(3)) that offers some legal protection to people who call for help. Its protections have conditions, but calling 911 is always the right move.
We begin planning right away by phone or video, and travel to families throughout Michigan, including Detroit. Call (850) 563-9776 to talk through realistic timing.
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