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I had about 3 years clean when someone I was sponsoring relapsed.

After a few days he finally hit that point where he was ready again. Well all know how rare that is.

So we did what we call a 12 step call and went and picked him up.

The problem was we had no idea where to take him.

He didn’t have insurance. We figured the hospital was the safest move.

They assessed him and basically told us they couldn’t admit him because it wasn’t alcohol or benzos.

Behavioral health came in and handed us a list of numbers.

Half of them were outdated. The rest didn’t answer.

Meanwhile he’s sitting there getting sicker by the hour. Sure enough……

He changed his mind and wanted to use again.

That moment stuck with me hard.

Because it wasn’t that he didn’t want help.

It’s that we couldn’t get him help fast enough.

That shouldn’t happen.

You shouldn’t have to scramble calling random numbers when someone finally says “I’m ready.”

So over the last couple years I built something I wish we had that day.

Just a simple app that shows real treatment options, meetings, and resources in one place. No paywalls, no BS.

I pray to god one day I can truly help somebody with it.

What was the hardest part for you guys when you first tried to get help?

I remember I had about 3 years clean when someone I was sponsoring relapsed and wanted help again.

We did what we call a 12 step call and went to pick him up. He was ready. Actually ready.

The problem was… we had no idea where to take him.

He didn’t have insurance. We went to the hospital thinking that was the safest move. After they assessed him they told us they couldn’t admit him because it was fentanyl not alcohol or benzos.

Behavioral health came in and handed us a list of numbers.

Half of them were outdated. The rest didn’t answer.

By that point he was getting sick. You could see it all over him. And then the window closed… he changed his mind and wanted to use.

That stuck with me for a long time.

Someone finally wanted help and we couldn’t get him to the right place in time.

It made me realize how broken the process is. You shouldn’t have to scramble calling random numbers when someone’s ready. There should just be a simple way to see real, up to date options nearby.

So over the last couple years I built something for it.

Not tied to any program. Just a simple way to find detox, treatment, sober living, etc… plus some recovery tools I use myself.

Honestly I mainly built it so if I’m ever in that situation again, I’m not guessing.

Curious if anyone else has run into something like this or how you handled it.