California Substance Use Line

  • Substance Use Management

    The California Substance Use Line is a free, 24/7 tele-consultation service for California clinicians

    Staffed by experienced physicians and pharmacists who can answer confidential questions about substance use evaluation and management, including medications to treat opioid use disorder, the California Substance Use Line provides fast, reliable, patient-tailored guidance and resources that can facilitate substance use prevention and treatment efforts.

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    (844) 326-2626
    24/7, Everyday

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We can help you, in real time, address acute substance use cases—no matter how complicated your case

  • We can also help you manage patients outside of times of crisis
  • We can build your skills, capacity and confidence with substance use issues
  • We can provide advice on protocol development and application for opioid overdose/withdrawal and its aftercare
  • We welcome follow-up calls and can also provide information and resources via email

Advice for providers from national experts

The line, open to any clinician in California, is a collaboration between two existing and highly successful programs with extensive clinical expertise: the National Clinician Consultation Center (NCCC) and the California Poison Control System (CPCS), both of the University of California at San Francisco. This service is offered as part of California state’s MAT Expansion Project.

Refer other clinicians to us: 844-326-2626

If you’re a California clinician who others turn to for substance use treatment advice, please don’t hesitate to give the California Substance Use Line number to other clinicians for times you are not available.

To download and print a flyer of our services, click here.

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  • How are we responding to the COVID-19 pandemic?

    The NCCC is pleased to support ongoing efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 as it relates to HIV and viral hepatitis prevention and treatment, as well as substance use disorder treatment. For more information on how we can assist you, please visit our COVID-19 Response Page.