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Odds are you know someone living with a substance use disorder

1 in 10 of our neighbors lives with substance use disorder. It affects our whole community. Let’s talk about it, share our experiences and work together to break down barriers to care.

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Living Proof

Isabel’s path reminds us that healing can follow even the hardest chapters.

Isabel’s struggle with substances began in her early teens as she tried to cope with trauma, shame, and worsening mental health. Her use escalated through high school and college, leading to serious health complications and a point where she feared things would never get better. Entering treatment in 2021 changed everything. With therapy, community support, and steady commitment, Isabel rebuilt her life and now works in the recovery field—using her story to help others believe that healing is possible and that no one is irredeemable.

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Substance use changes the brain

Substance use rewires your brain to think you can’t survive without drugs and/or alcohol. It’s a chronic disease like cancer, diabetes and arthritis.

See how substance use alters the brain

Recovery is possible

The brain can heal. Substance use care works just like treatment for any other disease — with medication, counseling and ongoing support.

Learn what we know NOW about treatments

A community conversation about the public health crisis of substance use disorder is not just the best medicine — it’s our best investment.

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The Math

The cost of substance use disorder

The cost of substance use disorder

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Mental Health and Substance Use Alliance

A collaborative group of individuals and organizations in Larimer County dedicated to improving systems of behavioral health care

* Vision: Behavioral health is holistic, affirming, valued, and resourced as an essential aspect of whole-person health.

* Values: Sustainable Change & Improvement | Whole-Person Health | Lived & Living Expertise | Health  Equity Within & Across Systems | Open-Mindedness & Respect

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ALLIANCE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

BRIDGES OF COLORADO

CITY OF FORT COLLINS

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL OF LARIMER COUNTY

EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

FOOTHILLS GATEWAY

HOMEWARD ALLIANCE

HOUSING CATALYST

LARIMER COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

LARIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY JUSTICE ALTERNATIVES

LARIMER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT

LARIMER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, JAIL DIVISION

LIVED/LIVING EXPERTS

NORTH COLORADO HEALTH ALLIANCE

POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT

SUMMITSTONE HEALTH PARTNERS

THE CENTER FOR FAMILY OUTREACH

THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT

UCHEALTH

YARROW COLLECTIVE

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