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Addiction and Suicide Prevention

Each year, the Wisconsin Poison Center receives numerous calls relating to drug overdose and suspected suicide. Given this, the Wisconsin Poison Center has made efforts to collaborate with statewide and regional coalitions focused on preventing injury and harm for those struggling with addiction and mental health crises.

By partnering on addiction and suicide prevention, the Wisconsin Poison Center can help identify trends, improve early invention strategies, help shape prevention measures, and raise awareness of important topics to help safeguard the community.

Resources

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Substance Use Prevention
  • Just Think Twice – Provides information about drug risks, prevention, treatment resources, and real-life stories that highlight the impact of substance use on young people and families.
  • Partnership to End Addiction – Connects parents and caregivers with trained specialists through phone, text, and online support for guidance related to substance use and addiction.
  • Operation Prevention – Provides free educational resources in English and Spanish to help students, families, educators, and communities learn about substance use prevention.
  • Dose of Reality – Shares Wisconsin-focused information about substance use prevention, treatment services, recovery resources, and opioid awareness.
  • Campus Drug Prevention – Offers prevention resources and educational tools to help colleges and universities address substance use among college students.
Suicide Prevention
  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – Provides 24/7 confidential support by call, text, or chat for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, emotional distress, or thoughts of suicide.
  • SAMHSA National Helpline – Offers free, confidential, 24/7 treatment referral and information services for individuals and families facing mental health or substance use disorders.
  • QPR Institute – Teaches the “Question, Persuade, Refer” method, a simple evidence-based approach for recognizing and responding to signs of suicide risk.
  • REDgen Suicide Prevention – Provides education, resources, and support tools focused on suicide prevention and helping individuals connect with mental health care and crisis services.
Recovery
  • Dose of Reality – Shares Wisconsin-focused information about substance use prevention, treatment services, recovery resources, and opioid awareness.
  • Impact 211 – Connects individuals to trained specialists who can provide information and referrals for addiction treatment, recovery services, and local support by dialing 211.
  • Rehabs.org – Provides information for people at any stage of their recovery journey, including information on different types of therapy/recovery options, warning signs, how to talk to a family member, definitions of different types of treatment, and a local treatment center directory.
  • Detox.com – An online resource dedicated to providing educational information and guidance about addiction, detox programs, and recovery options.

If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, a mental health or substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress, please call or text the 988 Lifeline. If you are experiencing a poison emergency, please call the Wisconsin Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222.