The road to recovery for anyone struggling with substance use disorder can be long and difficult. Deciding to enter treatment itself is a huge hurdle, and invariably, the relapses and obstacles along the way can make it appear that sobriety is unreachable. While strategies for drug treatment and recovery support services continue to evolve, there are already programs in place in Wyoming to help people reach this goal.

Drug overdoses are now a leading cause of death in the United States, with nearly 107,000 fatalities alone over the past 12 months. Yet, the addiction and overdose epidemic has been building for two decades in which nearly one million Americans have died in every corner of the country—including in Wyoming.