Substance Use Peer Services

Welcome to Outside In! We offer peer support and substance use disorder treatment programs as well as harm reduction services. Our programs are free of charge, available to all, and guided by a harm reduction model where everyone deserves respect and is a valued member of the community.

If you would like to connect with our compassionate Peer Support Specialists or start a Medically Assisted Treatment plan in a non-judgmental space, please call 503-535-3852 or fill out the short form below, and we will contact you with more information.

Our Peer Support Specialists are available Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm.

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SUBSTANCE USE PEER SUPPORT

Who is eligible

Everyone ages 16 and up

Location

Outside In
1132 SW 13th Ave
Portland, OR 97205

Contact

Call 503-535-3852
or fill out the contact form below

Cost

Free

About Measure 110

Oregon voters passed Measure 110 to better serve people actively using substances or diagnosed with a substance use disorder. The goal was to establish a more equitable and effective approach to substance use disorder. Advocates and voters agree that a holistic, health-based approach to addressing addiction and overdoses is more helpful, caring and cost-effective than punishing and criminalizing people who need help.  

Measure 110 centers on equity, based on the knowledge that communities of color and tribal communities are disproportionately harmed by laws that criminalize drug possession. People in these communities are less likely to have access to culturally and linguistically specific and responsive services (and health services, generally), and experience greater harm from using drugs. Measure 110 makes health assessment, low-barrier access to care, low barrier treatment, harm reduction, and recovery services available to all those who need and want access to those services.* 

 *Source: Oregon Health Authority

Peer Support Contact Form

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Success Stories

Anthony

As a patient at Outside In, the dignity, compassion, and respect that I was shown by staff truly had a lasting impact on me and directly resulted in me wanting to get involved in helping my community.

Shay

Outside In made me want to be around excellence. Outside In shaped me. It taught me how to be kind to people less fortunate.

River

When I came out as trans and reached out to the community for help, everyone had something good to say about Outside In.

Rei

Through these connections I was able to get into school and graduate as a Certified Medical Assistant

Jason

Through Outside In’s guidance and support, I was in my own apartment completely self-sufficient within a week.

Anna

If you met me today, you might never imagine I spent countless nights sleeping under the Burnside Bridge.

Ollie

I wanted independence and stability. I wanted to belong. I found Outside In.

Courtney

Housing at Outside In is so much more than a roof over your head. The staff is helpful and amazing. They were always there for us anticipating our needs. Finally, we weren’t hungry anymore and we were safe.

Ramad

I feel safe at Outside In. I love Outside In people. How they love us, care for us. The wonderful and fresh food, the health care, the accommodations, the hospitalities. People talking to me, listening to me. Changing lives. It is a great moment.

Adrianna

By the time I was 17, I didn't trust anybody...except Outside In. The staff took my concerns seriously, and took a holistic approach. They protected me.