Reports & Links

2020

Highlights the 40 objectives for North Carolina, briefly describes the rationale for their selection, and includes key health disparities, as well as strategies to address the objectives by 2020.

• Healthy North Carolina 2020

​2030

Highlights 21 indicators for North Carolina with a foucs on health equity and the overall drivers of health outcomes (health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and the physical environment) are briefly described along with the rationale for their selection, as well as strategies to address the indicators by 2030.  

• Healthy North Carolina 2030

Treatment for Substance Use and Behavioral Health

• NENC Connect – for Substance Use Prevention , Support. Treatment, and Recovery Services
• FindTeatment.Gov
  You can look for a treatment center online at https://findtreatment.gov/ by clicking on the link and simply entering your zip code. Or if you prefer to speak with someone on the phone, you can call the helpline and get some advice on how to proceed: 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
• NCDHHS Opioid Treatment
• More Powerful NC Treatment
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• SAMHSA Behavior Treatment Locator

Local Links to Information, Coalitions, and Initiatives

• NENC Connect – for Substance Use Prevention , Support. Treatment, and Recovery Services
• BC Data 360
  For Beaufort County data and nearby links to syringe exchange programs, medically assisted treatment (MAT) providers, counselors, places to purchase naloxone, drug dropboxes, support groups, temporary housing, as well as Hotline information.
• Saving Lives Task Force – Dare County
  Dare County Substance Use Coalition Site with a list of Resources (counselors/therapists, emergency services, pain specialists, local treatment providers, and out-of-town residential treatment sites), newsletters, videos and photos.
• 2nd Judicial District Opioid Coalition includes the district attorney and chief district court judge, as well as human services and law enforcement agencies from each of its five counties: Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, and Washington. Click to learn more: 2nd Judicial District | ORP (unc.edu)
  

Opioids – Information, Awareness, and Initiatives

• ​North Carolina’s Opioid Action Plan
• NCDHHS Opioid Epidemic
  For Information and links regarding opioids, NC services and data on Opioid treatment, Syringe and Naloxone Access, Providers, NC Opioid Action Plan, data, and more.
• More Powerful NC Campaign
  Led by NC Attorney General Josh Stein and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen to raise awareness around the devastating impact of the opioid crisis in North Carolina, the More Powerful NC campaign is anchored in the message that together, we are more powerful than opioids—and we can all help play a part in ending the epidemic.  Learn facts, risks, where to find treatment, and drop box locations to dispose of unused medications.
• NC Opioid Overdose and Poisoning Data

Substance Use – Information, Awareness, and Initiatives

• NENC Connect – for Substance Use Prevention , Support. Treatment, and Recovery Services
• Project Lazarus
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Safe Kids NC and Operation Medicine Drop
• Prevention is the Answer – NC Substance Abuse Prevention Providers Association
• North Carolina Harm Reduction Center
• NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Service
• US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration – Office of Diversion Control
• D.A.R.E. – Substance Abuse Prevention and Education
• Trillium Health Resources
• Trust for America’s Health Report: Addressing a Crisis: Cross-Sector Strategies to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use and Suicide