Substance Use Disorder and Homelessness Initiatives (SUDHI) Office

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Overview

The City of Revere’s Substance Use Disorder Initiatives Office (SUDI) opened in 2016 to streamline the existing programs and increase the City's capacity to help those affected by substance use disorders. As a municipal department, SUDI oversees the strategic coherence of SUD-related efforts and manages the day-to-day operations of the work.

In April 2020, as part of the city’s overall emergency response to Covid-19, the SUDI and Veteran Service offices partnered to create the Covid-19 Emergency Housing and Homelessness Response (EHHR) Program to address the needs and challenges of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. To address the ongoing use, the SUDI office has evolved into the Substance Use Disorder & Homeless Initiatives Office (SUDHI).

We envision a community where every human being is treated with dignity and respect and is empowered to meet their full potential.

Our mission is to facilitate systems change that transforms the way we think about and address homelessness and drug and alcohol-related issues.

Our mandate is to provide subject-matter expertise and build collective capacity across and within multiple levels and settings.

CHECK OUT THIS NBC10 BOSTON NEWS STORY FROM OCTOBER 2024 HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK OF THE SUDHI OFFICE:

Post-Overdose Outreach

Our Post-Overdose Outreach Program provides comprehensive education, navigation, and support to individuals and families who’ve recently experienced a drug-related overdose. Our harm reduction specialists, outreach workers, and public health team members visit locations where a suspected drug-related overdose may have occurred and provide harm reduction education, overdose prevention training, and harm reduction kit distribution.

Harm Reduction kits include Narcan doses, disposable CPR masks, fentanyl test strips, and helpful resources. If you, your family, or your business is interested in receiving education on Narcan, please contact our office at 781-629-4158. Click here for more information about opioid overdose data and other statistics at the state and local level.

Street Outreach and Showering Program for Unsheltered Homeless Population

Syringe Services Program

The City of Revere has been part of the Commonwealth’s Syringe Service Program since 2020. Revere’s Syringe Service Provider is Health Innovations, Inc. Health Innovations is a community-based organization that provides access to sterile needles and syringes, facilitates safe disposal of used syringes, and provides connections to other services such as testing for hepatitis C, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections, overdose education, and Narcan (naloxone). For Syringe delivery, call 774-454-6326.

Health Innovations:

Contact Info & Office Hours

437 Revere St.
Revere, MA 02151
Tuesday & Thursday 10 AM-4 PM

(781) 805-5118 (English)
(781) 805-5431 (Spanish)
For Syringe delivery, call 774-454-6326

Healing Circle - Grief Support Group

The SUDHI Office runs a weekly Healing Circle group at City Hall (281 Broadway) every Monday from 6:00 – 7:00pm. The group offers a chance to connect with others in the community who are dealing with grief or loss after overdose. Led by our SUDHI Program Manager, the Healing Circle combines the calming practice of meditation with the powerful energy healing of Reiki. Each session aims to promote relaxation, rejuvenation and inner balance.

Educational Services

Harm Reduction Services

Health Innovations Inc. (HI) is a non-profit community-based organization that provides nurse-driven “innovative” mobile and office-based health and human services to underserved, vulnerable populations in non-traditional settings.

Health Innovations harm reduction services include:

HIV, Hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infection testing
Connection to medical/mental healthcare and treatment for drug and alcohol disorders Naloxone distribution
Syringe exchange services
Risk reduction counseling and supplies to reduce the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C infection

Contact Info & Office Hours for Health Innovations

437 Revere St.
Revere, MA 02151
Tuesday & Thursday 10 AM-4 PM

(781) 805-5118 (English)
(781) 805-5431 (Spanish)
For Syringe delivery, call 774-454-6326

Coming Soon: Revere’s own Harm Reduction Vending Machine. Stay tuned for more information.

Medication and Safe Syringe Disposal

Medicine and Prescription Disposal

Medicine drop boxes are the best way to safely dispose of unused or expired prescription and nonprescription medication. Unused or expired medications can pose a risk to children, family members, and the environment.

Prescription Dropbox Location

Revere Police Department
400 Revere Beach Pkwy.
Revere, MA 02151

Syringe/Sharps Disposal

People use syringes for many health care conditions at home, including diabetes, allergies, multiple sclerosis, and more. The safe disposal of needles, syringes, and lancets (sharps) protect residents, City workers, and the environment.

What should you do with used syringes?

Used syringes and other sharps should always be placed in a sharps container and disposed of safely. If you do not have a sharps container, you can also place used syringes and sharps in a plastic water bottle which you can then dispose of safely.
Bring them to a drop-off site (see list of drop-off site locations below).
IV drug users can enroll in a Needle Exchange Program and participate in other harm reduction services.

What should you do if you find a needle outside?

Please call 311 and tell us the location of the needle or needles with as much detail as possible. Our team will find and collect the needle.

Revere Drop Off Locations

City Hall
281 Broadway
Revere, MA 02151

Revere Police Department
400 Revere Beach Pkwy.
Revere, MA 02151

Data

(Updated 9/2025)

The data used for this chart is collected from mass.gov. It represents the number of Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths attributed to residents of the City of Revere for each year starting in 2016*. The blue column represents the actual number of deaths. The arrow and orange number to the left of the column represent the percent change year over year. A negative number represents a decrease in deaths from the previous year. A positive number represents an increase in deaths from the previous year.

*Of note- this chart reflects the total number of Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths for residents of Revere even if their death occurred in a different city or town. These numbers utilize data from the Annual Deaths Report at the state level.

Narcan-Trained Businesses

In partnership with Atlantic Hill Nursing and Wellness, utilizing Revere's Opioid Abatement Funding, over 100 businesses throughout the City of Revere participated in our new Business Narcan-Training Outreach Program throughout the course of 2025. This program has three components:

Training local businesses on the administration of naloxone
Responding in the event of an overdose
Supplying an emergency overdose kit to each participating business.

We appreciate and thank every business who participated in this life-saving program.

September - National Recovery Month

National Recovery Month started in 1989 and is observed every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the nation’s strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and communities who make recovery possible. The City of Revere SUDHI Office hosted their second annual 'Shame on Stigma' Event on Saturday, September 13th at McMackin Veterans Memorial Park. See pictures below from the event. If you are interested in joining next year as a vendor, please email health@revere.org.

Treatment Locator & Recovery Services

Treatment Locator

MA Substance Use Helpline

The Helpline. A comprehensive and up-to-date statewide public resource for finding substance use treatment, recovery, and problem gambling services. Helpline services are free and confidential.

Shatterproof ATLAS. An Addiction Treatment Locator, Assessment, and Standards Platform.

Treatment Services & Centers

Power of Recovery

Power of Recovery is an addiction treatment center serving all of Massachusetts and provide various addiction treatment programs: Detox, Inpatient, Outpatient, Relapse, etc. Power of Recovery provides day treatment programs, half-day treatment programs, outpatient programs, and interventions.

385 Broadway, Suite 203

Revere, MA 02151

(781) 629-4609

Recovery on the Harbor

Recovery on the Harbor is a peer-to-peer Recovery Support Center currently offering services in-person and virtually. ROH provides a safe, judgment-free atmosphere for anyone in recovery or looking to learn about recovery. They provide peer support, support groups, computer access, wellness activities, community resources, and nightly meetings for individuals 18+ with a minimum of 24 hours substance-free.

983 Bennington St.
Boston, MA 02128
617-874-8046
https://northsuffolk.org/services/addiction-services/recovery-support/

The Bridge Recovery Center

The Bridge Recovery Center (BRC) provides peer-to-peer recovery support for anyone 18 years old and up, using the center's volunteers and members to deliver services. Their Center offers a safe, stigma and judgment-free environment. BRC offers recovery support using volunteers and members as they pursue their own personal growth, utilizing their experiences to empower others, connect, and become active participants in their community.

781-480-4937
Email: info@maldenrecovery.org

Boca Recovery Center

The Boca Recovery Center provides care for substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders, combining advanced clinical programming with luxurious amenities to ensure a secure, comfortable, and lasting recovery.

888-325-6745

Learn to Cope

Learn to Cope is a Massachusetts non-profit organization that offers peer support, education, and resources for families and loved ones who have someone in their life experiencing issues with substance use disorder. They host weekly peer support zoom and in-person meetings, providing a safe and supportive environment for individuals navigating the challenges of loving someone with a substance use disorder. The meetings are free, confidential, and open to the public.

508-738-5148

Email: ltc@learn2cope.org

Mutual Support Groups

Twelve-Step