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Survival Programs

Survival programs provide safety, support, and real resources without requiring treatment, sobriety, or readiness. Get help today — no judgment, no pressure, and no barriers.

You Don’t Have to Be “Ready” to Get Help

Survival programs are designed to keep you safe and stable right now—whether you’re thinking about treatment, not ready to quit, or somewhere in between. These programs connect you with peer support, naloxone, transportation, and other resources that meet you exactly where you are. No judgment. No requirements. Just people who care and want to help you survive today so you can thrive tomorrow.

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What Are Survival Programs?

Survival programs bridge the gap between harm reduction and formal treatment. They provide ongoing support, coaching, and life-saving resources that help you stay safe while you figure out your next steps—on your timeline, not anyone else’s.

You can access survival programs whether you:

  • Are actively using and not ready to stop
  • Have tried treatment before and it didn’t work
  • Need help with housing, food, or transportation
  • Want support but don’t want formal treatment yet
  • Are thinking about treatment but aren’t sure
  • Just need someone who understands

The goal is simple: Keep you alive and connected.

What Survival Programs Offer

Naloxone (Narcan) Distribution & Training: Free naloxone kits and training on how to use them. Learn to recognize overdose signs and save a life—maybe your own, maybe someone else’s. Available through multiple Project Persevere partners with no questions asked.

Peer Recovery Coaching: Connect with someone who’s been where you are. Peer coaches have lived experience with addiction and recovery—they get it. They’ll meet with you regularly, help you navigate systems, connect you to resources, and support you without pressure or judgment.

Mobile Outreach Services: Can’t get to a clinic? We come to you. Mobile outreach brings screening, counseling, naloxone, and connections to services directly into the community. No appointment needed at many locations.

Transportation Support: Getting to appointments shouldn’t be a barrier. Several programs provide transportation assistance to medical appointments, counseling sessions, and other essential services.

Basic Needs Support: Stability starts with meeting basic needs. Get connected to food assistance, emergency housing, clothing, and other essential resources while you work on your health.

Warm Handoffs to Treatment: When you’re ready for more intensive support, survival program staff help you transition smoothly to treatment programs. They’ll make calls, attend appointments with you, and ensure you’re not navigating the system alone.

Court Navigation & Support: If you’re involved with the justice system, specialized programs help you meet requirements while getting the support you need for recovery—not just compliance.

Our Survival Program Partners

Franklin Primary Health Clinic: Comprehensive survival support including mobile outreach, naloxone distribution, peer recovery coaching, and integrated medical care. Their substance abuse vehicle brings services directly to underserved communities.

Location: 1303 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Mobile, AL 36603
Phone: (251) 434-8188

  • Mobile outreach
  • Naloxone distribution
  • Peer recovery coaching
  • Medical care

Mobile Metro Treatment Center: Medication-Assisted Treatment with robust transportation support and wraparound services to help you stay engaged in care.

Location: 1924-C Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, AL 36605

  • Transportation assistance
  • Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
  • Counseling and support services

Mobile Area Interfaith Conference: Faith-based support with a focus on harm reduction for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. Offering spiritual counseling, support groups, and community connections without requiring sobriety.

  • Harm reduction education
  • Naloxone training
  • Peer support
  • Family counseling

Mobile Veterans Treatment Court: Specialized program for veterans combining court supervision with addiction treatment, mental health support, and peer connections with other veterans who understand military culture and trauma.

  • Treatment coordination
  • Judicial oversight
  • Veteran peer support

Mobile Community Corrections Program (Mobile Adult Drug Court): Alternative to incarceration that combines treatment with accountability, graduated rewards, and intensive support to help you stay out of jail while addressing addiction.

  • Court coordination
  • Treatment referrals
  • Supervision with support

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Who These Programs Serve


Survival programs are for everyone—especially:

  • People actively using who aren’t ready for formal treatment
  • Individuals who’ve tried treatment multiple times
  • People with unstable or no housing
  • Formerly incarcerated individuals reentering the community
  • Veterans dealing with trauma and addiction
  • Anyone who needs support meeting basic needs
  • Family members who want to help keep someone safe

You don’t need insurance. You don’t need to be sober. You just need to show up.

How to Access Survival Programs

Step 1: Reach Out. Contact any of our partner organizations directly—no referral needed. You can call, walk in, or have someone call on your behalf.

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The No Wrong Door Approach

There’s no wrong time to ask for help, and there’s no wrong door to walk through. Every survival program can connect you to other services you might need:

  • Need medical care? We’ll connect you to healthcare.
  • Need housing? We’ll help you find resources.
  • Need treatment? We’ll walk you through options when you’re ready.
  • Just need naloxone? Come get it—no strings attached.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to stop using to access survival programs? No. These programs meet you where you are.

Will anyone report me to law enforcement? No. These programs are confidential.

Do I need insurance? No. Many services are free or use sliding fee scales.

What if I’m not ready for treatment? That’s exactly who these programs are for. You don’t have to be ready for treatment to get support.

Can my family member access services even if I’m not ready? Yes. Family members can get naloxone, attend support groups, and learn how to help.

What if I’ve failed treatment before? Treatment “failure” doesn’t exist in survival programs. You’re welcome regardless of your history.

Ready to Connect?

  • Call 211 Alabama for immediate referrals to survival programs in your area.
  • Text “SURVIVE” to [number] for resource information.
  • Visit our Programs & Services page to find contact information for all Project Persevere partners.

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While it may seem new, incorporating mindfulness and yoga practices into recovery has been on the rise since these ancient practices were brought to the West from India during ‘60s and ‘70s. Even the 12-step, faith-based program Alcoholics Anonymous began including spiritual reflection and contemplative practices in recovery around that time. Cut to the present day, and you’ll find a range of faith- and nondenominational-based addiction treatment and services available to individuals seeking recovery, including those that incorporate holistic care such as yoga and meditation. Additionally, there is compelling evidence to support that mind-body interventions like yoga and meditation can be powerful complements to conventional care for various substance use disorders, including opioid misuse.

According to a clinical trial published in January of this year on the National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine’s PubMed site, a treatment center in Bengaluru, India, found that people withdrawing from opioids recovered from acute symptoms nearly twice as fast when traditional medication was paired with structured yoga practice. Participants practicing yoga on top of standard treatment with buprenorphine (a medication used to treat opioid use disorder and pain) stabilized within five days, compared with nine days among those receiving medication alone. The yoga group also reported markedly reduced anxiety, improved sleep quality, and better autonomic regulation (a physiological marker of stress resilience).

Beyond Detox

The Journal of the American Medical Association notes that opioid use disorder is not simply a matter of physical dependence; rather, it’s a multi-system dysregulation affecting brain reward pathways, stress systems, emotional processing and behavioral habits. Standard care often combines medication-assisted treatment with counseling and support groups, an approach that has saved countless lives. But relapse rates and treatment drop-outs remain high, leaving clinicians searching for additional tools to improve long-term success. This is where yoga and meditation enter, not as alternative treatments that replace evidence-based care, but as complements to reinforce physiological balance and emotional resilience.

Yoga engages breathing, posture and awareness, elements that tap into the autonomic nervous system, which governs stress responses. The Bengaluru trial’s findings that yoga enhanced heart-rate variability (a measure of parasympathetic “rest and digest” activity) suggest that these practices may ease the intensity of withdrawal and emotional agitation. Beyond withdrawal, research suggests that yoga and similar mind-body practices can improve outcomes across substance use disorders.

A systematic review published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that among randomized controlled trials (some involving opioid users) yoga was associated with improvements in anxiety, pain and craving when used alongside traditional therapies.

Meditation practices, whether focused attention, breath awareness or guided imagery, are increasingly studied as tools to rewire reward circuitry disrupted by addiction. These practices bolster emotional regulation and reduce stress sensitivity, which are factors that often trigger relapse long after detoxification ends. Studies show that people receiving group mindfulness sessions (including remote or virtual varieties) alongside medication treatment reported significantly lower opioid craving compared with those receiving only standard care.

Whole-Person Healing

For people emerging from the acute phase of opioid withdrawal, long-term recovery hinges not just on avoiding substances but on rebuilding life with purpose, resilience and balance. Yoga and meditation do not replace medication-assisted therapies, counseling or peer support, but evidence increasingly suggests they can enhance those pillars by addressing underlying physiological stress responses and emotional triggers. As research continues to grow, clinics, therapists and recovery communities alike are watching closely: bridging neuroscience with ancient practices may offer a new frontier in healing from one of the most challenging public health crises of our time.

Local Resources and Integrative Options

In Mobile County, Alabama, there is a broad range of treatment options, many of which are listed on the Project Persevere website’s Treatment Programs page. Below, find the list of a few that incorporate holistic practices with traditional therapies. Remember, recovery is not one-size-fits-all, and not every center explicitly lists yoga or meditation on its roster of services. Still, many coordinate with community partners or wellness professionals to help clients explore these practices as part of holistic aftercare or ongoing relapse prevention.

  • Vets Recover – Mental health therapy and support for substance abuse to veterans, first responders and their families.
  • AltaPointe Health – Outpatient substance use disorder treatment prioritizing pregnant women with intravenous substance use disorders, women with dependent children, individuals with intravenous substance use disorders, individuals who are HIV positive and all others with substance use disorders.
  • Bradford Health Services – Inpatient and outpatient recovery programs for substance use disorders, incorporating a variety of evidence-based approaches.
Explore Our Programs

Discover how Project Persevere’s initiatives are creating real impact across treatment, prevention, recovery, and community support. Explore our programs below to see how each one contributes to lasting change in the fight against opioid addiction.

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Wellborn Strategies + CiviConnections

Team Wellborn Strategies + CiviConnections develops and executes a multi-platform communications and paid media campaign that reduces stigma, raises awareness of treatment options, and strives to prevent new cases of opioid use disorder. The program includes polling and audience research, creative production, strategic media placement across digital and traditional channels, public relations, grantee coordination, and real-time campaign optimization.

Waterfront Rescue Mission

Waterfront Rescue Mission’s Recovery Readiness, the first of three phases in its LifeBuilder Recovery Program, addresses opioid issues in Mobile through a holistic, faith-based approach. By addressing the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of addiction, they help individuals build a strong foundation for long-term recovery and sustainable life change.

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