Hello! I saw your post about us, and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Mike Brown, founder of Never Use Alone, and one of the volunteer operators that many people speak to when they call.
For any of you that are afraid to call, afraid that it's a set up, or a fishing line for a rehab, it's not. I understand though. I don't know if I would have trusted a service like this when I was using either.
Ask your friends if they've called. Ask your local harm reduction org about us. Chances are they've heard enough from others about us that they can tell you it's safe to call us.
We're all people with lived experience in a variety of different substances. We've all been there. So no one is going to judge you, or preach at you about quitting. We won't even mention it unless you ask for information.
We just want to increase the odds of your survival if things go wrong when you're alone. That's it!
An important note. Out of the thousands of calls we've taken, we've only had to call an ambulance 25 times. Each time, the caller survived. Not one time has any of our callers ever been charged with anything.
Be safe y'all, You're loved.
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