SHOR Health

Support for you, while you support someone through addiction.

Two short texts a day: the words for the hard moments, a minute for yourself each evening, and a circle of your choosing to confide in.

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Two minutes to start, on your own phone.
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  • Know what to say when they ask for money, call late, or slip.
  • Check in with yourself each evening, in one number.
  • Lean on people you choose when it's a hard night.
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8:30 AM

Practice, 2 minutes. The line: 'I'm not giving you money. I'll bring groceries over on Sunday.' Text back your version, with whatever you'd actually offer instead.
I love you, and I'm not giving you money. I'll bring dinner over Sunday.
That's your 4th line in your own words. That's a good line, and it sounds like you. Saying it once here makes it easier to find when it matters. Keep it somewhere you can see it.

7:30 PM

How was today for you, 1 to 4? 1 rough, 2 not great, 3 okay, 4 good. Just the number is fine.
3
Steady enough. Take the calm at face value tonight. It's real, and you helped make it. Nothing to brace for.

A new language

When someone you love has an addiction, you have to learn a new language.

SHOR helps you practice it, one text at a time.

  • When they ask for money

    “I’m not giving you money. I’ll bring groceries over on Sunday.”

  • When they call and you’re not steady

    “Saw you called. I’ll call you back at 8.”

  • When they ask a third time

    “I hear you. Same answer. I love you.”

How it works

Two texts a day. The words for the hard moments.

  1. Sign up in two minutes

    Your first name and mobile number. We text you a code to confirm it’s you.

  2. Texts start tomorrow morning

    A line to learn around 8:30 in the morning and a check-in around 7:30 at night.

  3. Practice in your own words

    Reply to a practice text with the line in your own words, so it’s ready when you need it.

  4. Text LINE when it’s happening

    Any time, day or night, text LINE and get the right words for the moment you’re in.

Private, and on your schedule

The texts are automated and arrive around 8:30 in the morning and 7:30 in the evening, your local time. Your replies are private. No one in your family and no treatment center ever sees them. Someone at SHOR may read a message if it looks like an emergency or the system can't tell what you meant. If you text something that sounds like a crisis, you get one reply pointing you to 988 and 911.

Why I built this

“I wish my mom had had SHOR.”

Eric, founder of SHOR · Read the story

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Start with your first name and mobile number. Texts begin tomorrow morning.

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$129 a year or $14.99 a month. Everyone you invite to your circle joins free.

If tonight is bad, call or text 988.

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