New Hampshire recovery support

A new start is possible — and the next step should be clear.

Phoenix Rising Initiative helps people and families affected by substance use find practical next steps, safer choices, and connection without shame.

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If someone is in immediate danger or may be overdosing, call 911 now. This website is informational only and is not a medical, legal, emergency, or crisis-counseling service.

Current priority task

Procuring and distributing fentanyl detection strips.

Phoenix Rising Initiative’s current focus is procuring fentanyl detection strips and getting them to rehab centers, needle exchanges, homeless shelters, outreach teams, and other access points so people suffering from addiction can test heroin or other drugs for fentanyl as one harm-reduction step.

Important: fentanyl test strips reduce risk, but no test can guarantee drugs are safe or fentanyl-free. If someone may be overdosing, call 911 immediately.

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Ten non-repeating harm-reduction and rehabilitation visuals.

Each image below is unique and tied to rehabilitation, recovery support, overdose prevention, outreach, or reduction of human harm.

**Fentanyl Test Strip Distribution**
Procurement and distribution of fentanyl detection strips.

**Overdose Response Readiness**
Emergency awareness, overdose response, and naloxone access.

**Family Support Without Shame**
Support for families and loved ones responding with care.

**Resource Navigation**
Clear first steps for people trying to find help.

**Outreach Supply Distribution**
Supplies reaching shelters, exchanges, partners, and outreach teams.

**Shelter & Street Outreach**
Meeting people where safety and support are needed.

**Community Partner Network**
Recovery centers, harm-reduction teams, and local care.

**Volunteer Support Kits**
Responsible volunteer support with supplies and logistics.

**Peer Recovery Connection**
Trust, lived experience, and steady support over time.

**Safer Choice Planning**
Reducing harm while keeping people connected to help.

Navigation

Plain-language help understanding options, questions to ask, and where to begin.

Community

A dignity-first, no-shame posture for people in recovery, people still using, and families trying to respond with care.

Hope

Realistic encouragement, safer choices, and pathways that support stability over time.

How we are building

Professional, practical recovery support — not shame, confusion, or dead ends.

The initiative is being built around resource navigation, harm-reduction education, family support, and partnerships with trusted community organizations. The goal is simple: make recovery support easier to understand, easier to reach, and easier to trust.

Clear next steps

Help people understand what to ask, where to start, and how to move forward safely.

Family and community support

Create space for loved ones, partners, and neighbors to respond with care instead of panic or judgment.

Recovery with dignity

Keep the focus on safer choices, practical support, and hope that can survive hard days.

Connect

Built around dignity, urgency, and practical next steps.

Phoenix Rising Initiative is developing responsible, community-based supports that make recovery help easier to understand, easier to reach, and easier to trust.

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More guidance

Explore recovery support from five practical angles.

These new pages make the site feel fuller and more useful for families, partners, volunteers, and people trying to choose a first step.

Resource Navigation

Expanded guidance for resource navigation as Phoenix Rising Initiative grows.

Family Support

Expanded guidance for family support as Phoenix Rising Initiative grows.

Harm Reduction

Expanded guidance for harm reduction as Phoenix Rising Initiative grows.

Community Partners

Expanded guidance for community partners as Phoenix Rising Initiative grows.

Volunteer & Support

Expanded guidance for volunteer & support as Phoenix Rising Initiative grows.

Phoenix Recovery Guide

Quick helper for common recovery questions

This on-site guide is a practical, chatbot-style helper for choosing a next step. It does not replace emergency care, medical advice, counseling, or legal advice.

Emergency?

If someone may be overdosing, is in immediate danger, or may hurt themselves or someone else, call 911 now.

I need help right now

For immediate danger call 911. For mental health or substance-use crisis support in NH, start with NH 988 / Rapid Response and 211 NH for resource navigation.

I’m helping a family member

Write down what is urgent, what town they are in, whether they are safe right now, and what support they are open to. Use the family support page or contact form for non-emergency guidance.

I want to partner or volunteer

Use the contact form and include your organization, region, services, and the best way to follow up. Partnership details are handled thoughtfully as the initiative is built.

I’m not sure where to start

Start with the Resource Navigation page. Focus on one next step: safety, crisis support, treatment/recovery options, family support, or community resources.

Ask through the message form Choose a next step