Fentanyl has changed what is at stake when someone you love is using. A planned drug intervention gives your Illinois 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 Illinois, from Evanston, Schaumburg and Aurora to smaller towns, and planning starts right away, because with today's drug supply waiting carries real risk.
Court-ordered addiction treatment. No addiction-specific process a family can start.
Overdose Good Samaritan law. Yes (720 ILCS 570/414).
Naloxone. An Illinois Department of Public Health standing order lets registered pharmacies dispense naloxone without an individual prescription (source).
State agency. Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR).
State treatment line. Illinois Helpline for Opioids and Other Substances: 1-833-2FINDHELP (833-234-6343).
Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.
Illinois recorded 2,531 drug overdose deaths in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 19.3 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.
Illinois has a Good Samaritan overdose law (720 ILCS 570/414) 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.
Illinois law allows pharmacists and retailers to sell fentanyl test strips over the counter, and county health departments may hand them out at no cost (410 ILCS 710/15) (source).
Each one shapes the medical side of detox differently.
Not directly. Illinois has no substance use commitment law that a family can start on its own. A planned, professionally led intervention is the most reliable route to treatment.
Illinois has no civil commitment law for substance use alone. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code definition of mental illness excludes a substance use disorder, so families cannot petition a court for addiction treatment by itself. (source) Confirm the current rules with a Illinois attorney before relying 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 Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR). For treatment searches, Illinois offers Illinois Helpline for Opioids and Other Substances: 1-833-2FINDHELP (833-234-6343).
Yes. Illinois has a Good Samaritan overdose law (720 ILCS 570/414) 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 Illinois, including Evanston, Schaumburg and Aurora. 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.
