Way Into Care
1-800-662-4357
A treatment-first access guide — all 50 states + DC

When fentanyl is part of the picture, the next step should be a path to care.

Find treatment, talk to a real person, and leave with words you can say. Pick your state below and your state’s contacts update as you go — covering all 50 states + DC. No account. Nothing you type or pick is saved.

Someone may be overdosing right now?

  1. Call 911.
  2. Give naloxone if you have it and know how to use it.
  3. Support breathing and stay with the person.
  4. Naloxone can wear off, so emergency medical care still matters.
Call 911 Call 988

If a call button does nothing on your device, dial the number shown on it.

Your state

Start with your state

Pick your state and the contacts, clinic links, and words below update for where you are. Nothing you pick is saved or sent anywhere.

Your state’s opioid treatment authority

Every state has one office in charge of opioid treatment programs. They can point you to clinic care near you.

State contacts from SAMHSA’s State Opioid Treatment Authorities listing.

Text a person

Crisis text lines

Pick a line. If it needs a first word, that word is filled in. Way Into Care does not send or save the message. Your phone's text app does.

Who do you want to text?
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Text 988 Call 988

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. You can also chat with 988 instead of texting. If the text button does nothing, copy the text and send it to 988 yourself.

No wrong door

What kind of help are you looking for?

Pick a starting point. You do not need everything figured out before you ask.

What would help most today?
Best way for a provider to reach you
Say this
Questions worth asking
    Call SAMHSA 1-800-662-4357
    Start here

    Find treatment near you

    Search by ZIP code or city in Washington for outpatient care, residential treatment, and opioid treatment programs.

    This opens SAMHSA's official locator, FindTreatment.gov, in a new tab. Way Into Care does not collect or send your search.

    Talk to a person

    Free, confidential help

    SAMHSA National Helpline

    24/7 treatment information and referrals. English and Spanish.

    1-800-662-HELP (4357)

    TTY 1-800-487-4889

    Washington Recovery Help Line Washington only

    24/7 calls for medication treatment, residential care, outpatient services, and withdrawal management. Texting is 9 a.m.–9 p.m.

    866-789-1511
    Medication access

    Ask about medication for opioid use disorder

    Evidence-based care may include buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone, along with counseling and practical support. A qualified clinician decides what fits. Way Into Care does not prescribe.

    Same-day buprenorphine line Washington only

    WA Telebupe: free telehealth visit to ask if buprenorphine is appropriate. Ages 13+. Daily 9 a.m.–9 p.m.

    206-289-0287

    Call or text.

    Methadone and clinic care

    Opioid treatment programs are the setting that can offer methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. Your state authority above can connect you to clinic care.

    SAMHSA opioid treatment program directory

    Apple Health and cost Washington only

    Washington's Health Care Authority explains opioid treatment for people on Apple Health, and where to start if coverage is the barrier.

    Washington treatment options

    Understand treatment options on SAMHSA.gov

    Treatment instead of a dead end

    A fair chance to choose recovery

    Built for a voluntary ask, including if you are unhoused, uninsured, or involved with the justice system.

    1. 1

      Immediate connection

      One call to a navigator, with a warm handoff instead of a list you have to work alone.

    2. 2

      Real-world barriers

      Ask about Medicaid, insurance, ID, a ride, housing, childcare, and scheduling.

    3. 3

      Justice-system pathway

      Public defenders, courts, jails, and re-entry teams can offer a voluntary referral. Informed consent. No promised legal outcome.

    4. 4

      Follow-through

      You choose any check-in. Missing an appointment or having a recurrence is a reason to reconnect, not a closed door.

    Make it real

    Way Into Care — live at wayintocare.org

    The name is now Way Into Care, picked by the founder on 2026-11-10. For a help guide, .org builds more trust than .com, and it signals “here to help, not to sell.”

    Live — verified Nov 10, 2026. This guide is live at https://www.wayintocare.org, hosted free on Cloudflare Pages (project “wayintocare”, also at wayintocare.pages.dev) via an IONOS www CNAME. wayintocare.org forwards to https://www.wayintocare.org, and its https works — the included IONOS SSL Starter Wildcard was activated for *.wayintocare.org at no charge. wayintocare.org and wayintocare.com were registered at IONOS on November 10, 2026; both expire November 10, 2027, and auto-renew is on.

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    wayintocare.org
    The main address for Way Into Care — live at https://www.wayintocare.org; this root address forwards there and its https works. Nonprofit trust from .org, national scope covering all 50 states + DC, and plain words that are easy to say on a call and easy to print on a card at a shelter, clinic, or jail re-entry office.
    Pair — Redirects to .org — Registered at IONOS, expires Nov 10, 2027
    wayintocare.com
    The matching .com held alongside the .org. It redirects to wayintocare.org, so a typo or a misremembered ending still finds help — the redirect works from http://wayintocare.com; https://wayintocare.com does not have its own certificate yet.
    Registered — held
    wayintocare.info
    Registered at IONOS on November 10, 2026, in the same account. Held, not in use.
    Registered — held
    wayintocare.store
    Registered at IONOS on November 10, 2026, in the same account. Held, not in use.
    hello@wayintocare.org — planned
    Planned email address only. Email is not set up yet — this is not a working inbox.
    Launch status: Auto-renew is on — keep it on. Hosted free on Cloudflare Pages (project “wayintocare”, also at wayintocare.pages.dev) via an IONOS www CNAME. Put the domain on every flyer as words people can read aloud — no QR code alone. Trademark screen still needed: a formal USPTO trademark screen is still needed before a public launch.

    This page itself needs no account and stores nothing, and it is hosted as a simple static site on Cloudflare Pages — the same free setup used for barnrow.com.

    Originally prototyped as Open Door.