> There's a problem, though: we're restricted by regulations from letting people know that this treatment is available. Both Facebook and Google require a third-party certification before allowing us to use their platforms, and many sites like Reddit don't allow any advertising for addiction treatment at all.
When you say "regulations" here, do you mean government law, or just the rules of online services as in your examples?
To advertise to addicts, go where the addicts are; bulletin boards in halfway houses, homeless shelters, probation/parole offices, and clinics that offer court-mandated treatment programs. Granted, these are the places where the most down-on-their-luck addicts will be, but perhaps they will be more open to change than the "successful" ones. That said, you might have some luck targeting those types on web forums for drug addicts and experimenters - some of these use their own in-house ad systems rather than something like AdSense for obvious reasons.
(If it sounds like I might know some things about where you can find drug addicts… well…)
I wish you nothing but the best of luck with your project.
When you say "regulations" here, do you mean government law, or just the rules of online services as in your examples?
To advertise to addicts, go where the addicts are; bulletin boards in halfway houses, homeless shelters, probation/parole offices, and clinics that offer court-mandated treatment programs. Granted, these are the places where the most down-on-their-luck addicts will be, but perhaps they will be more open to change than the "successful" ones. That said, you might have some luck targeting those types on web forums for drug addicts and experimenters - some of these use their own in-house ad systems rather than something like AdSense for obvious reasons.
(If it sounds like I might know some things about where you can find drug addicts… well…)
I wish you nothing but the best of luck with your project.