Resources
Quitting Nicotine
Find supportive organizations that will help you avoid and recover from substance use
Confidential support to quit vaping, smoking, and other nicotine products. You can get easy-to-follow tips, build your own quit plan, and connect with friendly quit coaches by text, phone, or online chat.
Elevated Community Health can help you with quitting vaping or any other number of mental and physical health concerns you might be having. And they are located right in your school.
Stress, mood, and mental health can play a big role in turning to nicotine use. The team at Building Hope can help connect you with therapists, support groups, events, and mental health resources—so you can find the right support for anxiety, depression, stress, or other challenges without relying on nicotine.
A free support program with personalized quit tools, daily tips, and support from experts and others who are quitting. You can use the program’s text messages and online resources to understand your triggers, cope with cravings, and build new habits.
A free app with tools to track how long you’ve been vape-free, monitor your progress, stay motivated, and connect with others on the same journey. The app celebrates milestones, shows how much money you’ve saved, and supports you without judgment as you work toward quitting vaping for real.
Showing the real effects of vaping and nicotine on your body, brain, mental health, and future. It uses real facts and relatable stories to help you see past the marketing and make informed choices for yourself.
For teens who want help quitting vaping or smoking. It offers easy-to-use tools like quit plans, text support, and apps that help you deal with cravings, manage stress, and stay motivated. Just real support to help you take control and quit on your own terms.
Giving you real facts about vaping, nicotine, and tobacco to help young people make informed choices. It shares honest, science-based information, exposes industry marketing tactics, and supports youth in rejecting or quitting nicotine.
Harm Reduction
Mile High Integrated Care Summit County offers free resources to support safer sex and substance use, including:
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Free same-day results STI testing (HIV, Hepatitis C, Syphilis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea)
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At-home STI test kits
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Safer sex kits (condoms, lubricant, barrier methods, pregnancy tests)
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Overdose prevention tools (naloxone, fentanyl test strips, xylazine test strips, benzodiazepine test strips)
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Safer substance use kits (snorting, smoking, injection, syringes, wound care)
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Sharps containers and disposal
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Machine-based drug testing
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Take-home drug deactivation pouches for safe disposal
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Education on safer sex and substance use
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Individualized harm-reduction action plans
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Elevated Community Health offers harm reduction services that help people stay safer and healthier. They provide education, health screenings, and supportive care, including help with substance use, mental health, and safer choices, all in a respectful, judgment-free space.
Building Hope connects you to therapists, support groups, events, and mental health navigation so you can find the right care for anxiety, depression, stress, or other emotional challenges. Building Hope helps make therapy more affordable through scholarships and hosts youth-focused programs and community events that reduce stigma and build connection.
Summit County Public Health provides essential services to prevent disease and protect community health, along with trusted information and referrals to help residents access care. Explore local resources, substance use prevention, and mental health support, and sign up for substance prevention and Naloxone training.
Discover the local and free services that High Rockies Harm Reduction supplies, including Narcan/Nalaxone, fentanyl test strips, sterile use equipment, syringe disposal and exchange, first aid supplies, and peer support for indviduals using drugs and those seeking recovery.
Rise Above Colorado helps teens make healthy choices and understand the real facts about substances like vaping, alcohol, and drugs. You’ll find free educational resources, interactive tools, and campaigns that give honest information, challenge myths, and support you in rising above pressure, stress, and harmful influences.
SUPE is a free online resource that helps teens learn the real facts about vaping, nicotine, alcohol, and other substances. It offers quick, easy-to-understand info so you can make informed choices and look out for your health.
Dance Safe shares facts about how different substances affect your body and mind, tips to reduce risk, and guidance for making informed choices. They also offer free resources, fentanyl test strips, workshops, and tools that support safer environments and help you look out for yourself and your friends.
The Denver Recovery Group is an organization dedicated to providing comprehensive addiction treatment services and resources for individuals struggling with substance use disorders. They offer a range of evidence-based treatment options, including outpatient services, group therapy, individual counseling, and medication-assisted treatment
Never Use Alone is a national overdose response line for people using by themselves with no one nearby to help. When someone calls, a volunteer operator stays on the line, collects their location, and can contact EMS if they stop responding.
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Operators have lived experience and are there to support, not judge, shame, or pressure anyone to quit. If someone asks for help, the team will do everything they can to help them get the kind of support they want.
To reach the response line, call 800-484-3731 or 877-696-1996.
Mental Health and Community Wellness
Building Hope connects you to therapists, support groups, events, and mental health navigation so you can find the right care for anxiety, depression, stress, or other emotional challenges. Building Hope helps make therapy more affordable through scholarships and hosts youth-focused programs and community events that reduce stigma and build connection.
FIRC's Mental Health Navigators can help you access mental health support. To learn more and make an appointment with a Mental Health Navigator, click below.
Call 988 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline!
Colorado encourages the use of their statewide crisis line at 1-844-493-8255 or text TALK to 38255.
Mile High Integrated Care Summit County provides comprehensive support services addressing trauma, substance use, mental health, and housing instability.
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Individual, family, and group therapy
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Case management
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DUI education and treatment
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Peer support services
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Family wrap-around support
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Teen-focused groups
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Elevated Community Health offers affordable, caring health services that help people stay healthy in mind and body. You can get medical checkups, dental care, vision exams, and behavioral health support, including help with stress, anxiety, and quitting habits like smoking or vaping. They also have school-based health centers right on campus so students and families can access care easily and confidentially.
The HYPE events, hosted by Building Hope Summit County, are for youth ages 12-18. These events are free and fun while providing connection and an opportunity to gain self-confidence and a stronger sense of self.
XFoundation is a nonprofit committed to supporting youths seeking creative and athletic opportunities, in an attempt to raise awareness surrounding Fentanyl poisoning.
OpiSafe increases the understanding of overdose outcomes in Summit County. They provide trusted tech solutions for opioid crisis stakeholders, enabling comprehensive opioid monitoring.
Summit County Young Life is a faith-based community where students support each other, build meaningful connections, and grow together. Young Life creates a welcoming space where teens feel seen, encouraged, and empowered through peer leadership and strong relationships.