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10 resources in Harm Reduction

Resources

CCAR Hartford Recovery Community Center

Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR)

Free addiction recovery support center offering peer recovery coaching, telephone recovery support, virtual support meetings, and connections to area support services. Helps people at all stages of recovery navigate the recovery community.

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Verified 4/14/2026 (via web check)

Contact for current hours

Before you go: If this is urgent or you may hurt yourself or someone else, call 988 or 911.

Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance - The Drop

Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance (CTHRA)

Drop-in center and harm reduction hub on Albany Avenue. Provides syringe services, naloxone, fentanyl test strips, RN outreach, and mobile outreach teams covering Hartford neighborhoods.

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Verified 4/10/2026 (via web check)

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Before you go: Call or check outreach hours before going because mobile and drop-in schedules can change.

Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance - The Hub

Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance (CTHRA)

Drop-in center providing syringe services (1. 1M+ sterile syringes distributed in 2024), naloxone distribution (4,379 kits in 2024), fentanyl test strips, drug checking, safe use kits, overdose prevention training, and clinical services.

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Verified 4/10/2026 (via web check)

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Before you go: Call or check outreach hours before going because mobile and drop-in schedules can change.

CTHRA Mobile Outreach / Frontlines

Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance (CTHRA)

Street-based outreach team providing harm reduction supplies, naloxone, drug treatment referrals, and connections to services directly in Hartford neighborhoods. Mobile van removes 200,000+ used needles from streets annually.

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Verified 4/10/2026 (via web check)

Mon-Fri, morning and afternoon hours in North and South End neighborhoods

Before you go: Call or check outreach hours before going because mobile and drop-in schedules can change.

Institute of Living - Addiction Services

Hartford HealthCare

Comprehensive addiction treatment through Hartford HealthCare's behavioral health network. Offers residential, day treatment, intensive outpatient (IOP), and standard outpatient tracks. All tracks offer medication-assisted treatment (MAT) including Suboxone, methadone, and Vivitrol.

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Verified 4/14/2026 (via web check)

Contact for appointment

Before you go: If this is urgent or you may hurt yourself or someone else, call 988 or 911.

InterCommunity - Addiction Recovery Services

InterCommunity Health Care

Outpatient substance use treatment including medication-assisted treatment (MAT), Low-Dose Buprenorphine Induction (LDBI) program, individual and group counseling, and recovery support services.

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Verified 4/10/2026 (via web check)

Mon-Fri 7am-5:30pm

Before you go: Call or check outreach hours before going because mobile and drop-in schedules can change.

InterCommunity - Recovery House (Residential)

InterCommunity Inc.

Recovery house program providing safe, substance-free housing with 30 hours/week of group and individual therapy, psychiatric and nursing support, and peer support. Also operates a 12-bed Intermediate Enhanced long-term residential program for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

24/7Call to confirmAccepting
Verified 4/14/2026 (via web check)

Residential programs are 24/7

Before you go: Bring photo ID and any eviction, shelter, lease, or income paperwork you have.

Oxford House Sherwood - Men's Sober Living

Oxford House of Connecticut

Self-run, self-supported recovery house for men recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction. Democratically operated by residents with no time limit on stay. Part of the national Oxford House network with over 4,000 locations.

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Verified 4/14/2026 (via web check)

Contact for intake

Before you go: Bring photo ID and any eviction, shelter, lease, or income paperwork you have.

Salvation Army - Adult Rehabilitation Center

The Salvation Army

Free 180-day residential rehabilitation program for adults struggling with addiction. Combines group and individual therapy, life skills training, recreational activities, work therapy, and spiritual support. Provides housing, meals, and clothing during the program.

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Verified 4/14/2026 (via web check)

Mon-Sat 8:00am-5:00pm (intake); residential program is 24/7

Before you go: Bring photo ID and any eviction, shelter, lease, or income paperwork you have.

The Hartford House - Men's Sober Living

Jeff's Sober Living

Structured sober living home for men in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Provides private bedrooms with internet and TV, on-site house manager, regular checks, and compassionate accountability in a substance-free environment.

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Verified 4/14/2026 (via web check)

Contact for intake hours

Before you go: Bring photo ID and any eviction, shelter, lease, or income paperwork you have.

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