Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment and Resources
AmeriHealth Caritas Delaware supports its members with a diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder (SUD). There are numerous resources available to these members throughout the state.
If you have additional questions, contact Member Services at:
- Diamond State Health Plan: 1-844-211-0966 (TTY 1-855-349-6281).
- Diamond State Health Plan-Plus: 1-855-777-6617 (TTY 1-855-362-5769).
Help is Here Delaware
This website is a hub of SUD resources in the First State. It provides information on:
- Understanding addiction.
- Overdose prevention.
- Medication for opioid use disorder.
- Teen drug use prevention
- Narcan and fentanyl test strip availability
Visit www.helpisherede.com for more information.
NEXT Distro
This online and mail-based harm reduction service is designed to reduce opioid overdose death, prevent injection-related disease transmission, and improve the lives of people who use drugs.
Narcan
If you are a person who uses opiates or if you are around people who use opiates, please consider learning how to respond to an opioid overdose and carrying naloxone (intranasal brand name: Narcan)
Naloxone is a medication designed to reverse an opioid overdose. Opioids slow down the activity of the central nervous system. This can cause slowed or stopped breathing which may lead to death. Naloxone allows the person who is experiencing an opioid overdose to begin breathing normally.
To learn more and request Narcan, visit www.nextdistro.org/naloxone.
Fentanyl Test Strips
Fentanyl is a silent killer that is being mixed into other drugs. It is so common that it is now the leading cause of overdose deaths in Delaware, according to My Healthy Community.
Fentanyl test strips are an accurate, low-cost, and relatively easy method of testing drugs for the presence of fentanyl and its analogs.
To learn more and request test strips, www.nextdistro.org/defentstrips.
Delaware Needle Exchange Program
The goal of this program is to keep Injected Drug Users as healthy as possible, while encouraging SUD treatment and enrolling HIV infected clients into medical and case management services.
For more information, visit www.dhss.delaware.gov/dph/dpc/needleexchange.html.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline can be reached by calling 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or TTY 1-800-487-4889.
This confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year information service is available for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. The service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations.
For more information, visit www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline.