If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911.

Call or text 988 for crisis support

Support starts here

Find support without judgment.

Compassionate resources and human connection for people and families affected by substance use disorder.

You are not alone.

One person offering a steady, supportive hand to another
Here whenyou're ready.

ASK Bracelets

Addiction Silence Kills.

A simple bracelet that opens conversations, challenges stigma, and connects people to support and hope.

Created in loving
memory of Ashley.

Find the next right step

Help is available.

Whether you need treatment, overdose-prevention tools, or someone to talk to right now, these trusted services can help.

Free and confidential

Talk with someone now

The 988 Lifeline offers judgment-free crisis support by call, text, or chat, 24 hours a day.

Call or text 988

The ASH Network does not provide emergency, medical, or clinical services. These links connect you with qualified external resources.

A small symbol. A real opening.

Wear hope. Start the conversation.

ASK stands for Addiction Silence Kills. Each bracelet is an invitation: ask for help, ask someone if they need help, and ask how you can support others.

Why the message matters
40,000+
bracelets distributed
Across the U.S.
with requests reaching as far as Washington state
One message
you deserve support without shame

Why we began

Ashley was so much more than addiction.

On January 10, 2023, Ashley Postma died from an accidental fentanyl overdose. She was a wife, mother, sister, daughter, friend—and deeply loved.

The ASH Network grew from the experience of walking beside Ashley while trying to navigate substance use disorder, treatment, stigma, and a system that can be painfully difficult to understand. Her loss changed our family forever. Her life continues to shape our work.

We exist to make support more accessible, healing more human, and sure that no one is reduced to a diagnosis or the hardest chapter of their life.

“To me, she was my stepdaughter, my friend, my Chicky.”— Amy Wilson, President of The ASH Network

Stand with us

Turn compassion into action.

Help us reach more people with a visible message of hope, solidarity, and recovery.

01

Wear the message

Wearing an ASK bracelet makes support visible, challenges stigma, and can open a conversation that helps someone feel less alone.

Learn about the message
02

Share support

Point someone toward trusted resources—or simply remind them that they do not have to take the next step alone.

Explore resources

Not sure where to begin?

Reach out. We'll listen.

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