# Stimulant Recovery

> An independent Canadian educational and treatment-navigation resource for cocaine, crack, meth, and prescription-stimulant problems (stimulantrecovery.ca). Everything is written in plain language against public clinical standards; the self-check maps to the DSM-5 criteria for stimulant use disorder and is an educational screen, never a diagnosis. The self-check runs entirely in the browser and stores nothing. Vertical honesty rule: there is no substitution medication for stimulants — treatment that works is behavioural (contingency management has the strongest evidence, alongside CBT); the site says so plainly. The service is free for people seeking help: with express consent we introduce a person to up to 3 matched licensed treatment providers, who pay flat marketing fees for introductions — never per-admission. Facility phone numbers and program prices are intentionally not published; connection happens through the site with consent. In a crisis, people should call or text 988 (Suicide Crisis Helpline, Canada); chest pain, a racing irregular heartbeat, or paranoia/hallucinations is 911 or the nearest ER. Part of the Rehab Near Me network of independent recovery resources, which share one consent-gated connection service. We are not affiliated with Cocaine Anonymous, Crystal Meth Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or any fellowship named on the site.

## Start here
- [The 2-minute self-check](https://stimulantrecovery.ca/assessment): 10 plain-language questions written for stimulant patterns (binges, paydays, redosing, the crash), mapped to DSM-5 stimulant-use-disorder criteria; runs in-browser, nothing stored, not a diagnosis
- [Find your fit — 2-minute match](https://stimulantrecovery.ca/match): a short questionnaire (substance, pattern, urgency, province, funding) ending in a consented, single warm introduction
- [Get help](https://stimulantrecovery.ca/get-help): direct consented callback form

## Understand it
- [Treatment paths](https://stimulantrecovery.ca/programs): what treatment for stimulants honestly looks like in Canada — no substitution medication exists; contingency management, CBT, residential, outpatient, concurrent-disorders care, free public counselling (no prices, no facility phone numbers)
- [CA, CMA & peer support](https://stimulantrecovery.ca/pathways): plain-language, independent descriptions of Cocaine Anonymous, Crystal Meth Anonymous, NA, and SMART Recovery, with official meeting-finder links (meetings are free; we are not affiliated with any fellowship)
- [Crash survival & sleep repair](https://stimulantrecovery.ca/guide): the first 72 hours in order — sleep in whatever blocks it comes, real food and electrolytes, no big decisions — and the red lines that mean 911/ER
- [Crisis & recovery resources](https://stimulantrecovery.ca/resources): verified crisis lines incl. 988 and ConnexOntario, the 911/ER red lines (chest pain, paranoia), official CA/CMA/NA meeting finders, and Health Canada's provincial substance-use services directory

## Policies
- [How this works & how we're paid](https://stimulantrecovery.ca/about)
- [Privacy & consent](https://stimulantrecovery.ca/privacy)
- [For treatment providers](https://stimulantrecovery.ca/for-providers): consented, matched introductions on flat marketing fees