Fentanyl has changed what is at stake when someone you love is using. A planned drug intervention gives your North Dakota family a way to act now, together.
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 North Dakota, including Fargo, and planning starts right away, because with today's drug supply waiting carries real risk.
Court-ordered addiction treatment. Yes, but the state's attorney decides whether to file, under North Dakota's commitment law for a person requiring treatment (N.D. Cent. Code ch. 25-03.1).
Overdose Good Samaritan law. Yes.
Naloxone. North Dakota HHS provides free naloxone kits; request one through the state's online form or by calling 701-328-8920 (source).
State agency. North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health.
State treatment line. 24/7 Recovery Talk: (701) 291-7901, call or text.
Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.
North Dakota recorded 108 drug overdose deaths in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 14.8 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.
North Dakota has a Good Samaritan overdose law 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.
Free Through Recovery, a North Dakota HHS program, connects people in the criminal justice system who have behavioral health needs with care coordination, recovery services and peer support (source).
Each one shapes the medical side of detox differently.
Not directly. Under North Dakota's commitment law for a person requiring treatment, any adult may bring information to the state's attorney, who decides whether to petition. A family can raise the concern, but cannot start the case on its own. It is a backstop, not a shortcut: a planned intervention is usually the faster and more lasting route, and a North Dakota attorney can confirm how the law applies to your family.
The law to know is North Dakota's commitment law for a person requiring treatment (N.D. Cent. Code ch. 25-03.1). Any adult may present information to the state's attorney, who can petition for treatment of a person with a substance use disorder who poses a serious risk of harm. An initial treatment order cannot exceed 90 days. Laws change, so confirm the current rules with a North Dakota attorney before you rely on them.
See the full steps, how fast someone leaves for treatment and our cost guide.
The state agency that oversees substance use treatment is North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health. For treatment searches, North Dakota offers 24/7 Recovery Talk: (701) 291-7901, call or text.
Yes. North Dakota has a Good Samaritan overdose law 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 North Dakota, including Fargo. Call (850) 563-9776 to talk through realistic timing.
One confidential conversation with a professional interventionist. No pressure, no obligation. We'll help you find the right next step for your family.
