Someone I know is at risk of overdose
*If you suspect an overdose, call 911 (no matter what) and administer Narcan/Naloxone.
The individual doesn't want help with it.
Learn about harm reduction
- National Institute on Drug Abuse: https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/harm-reduction
- Ask if their basic needs are met
Learn about stigma and how to have conversations about substance use
- "Words Matter" Training and materials:
https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/addiction-science/words-matter-preferred-language-talking-about-addiction
- National Institute on Drug Abuse website
https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/stigma-discrimination
Offer contact information
Watauga County LEAD
Phone: 828-355-9943
Website: www.wataugalead.org
* Call with individual if possible
Homestead Recovery Center
Phone: 828- 355-9943
Website: https://www.homesteadrecoverync.org/
AppHealthCare
Phone: 828- 264-4995
Website: https://www.apphealthcare.com/
Olive Branch Ministry
- Harm Reduction program at App HealthCare
- Syringe exchange kits, Narcan, Fentanyl test strips
Phone: 828-291-7023
Website: https://olivebranchministry.org/
Peer Support Services
Talk with individual about Peer Support Services through AppHealthCare and Watauga County LEAD
- Peer Support Specialists are people with lived experience and who are experts in connecting people to available resources and supports.
What is Narcan?
- Call Watauga County LEAD for information about Narcan
Watauga County LEAD
Phone: 828-355-9943
Website: www.wataugalead.org
- Go to Watauga County LEAD or AppHealthCare anytime during business hours to request Narcan training and supplies.
- Educate yourself about overdose reversal and fentanyl testing (INSERT LINK TO INFO)
- Carry Narcan/Naloxone and be comfortable administering
- Training available through Watauga LEAD
The individual does want help with it.
Utilize resources listed above.
Make a referral to Peer Support Services
- Call the Watauga County LEAD office or Homestead Recovery Center
Case Manager, 828-406-9911
*If the individual is not interested in services from AppHealthCare or Watauga County LEAD, call LEAD Case Manager for information about other options.
…someone else (family/friend) wants to help them with it.
Walk-in Friends and Family Support Group
(“I Love You, But Not Your Addiction”) at Watauga County LEAD, Tuesdays 6:00-7:00pm
https://www.wataugalead.org/copy-of-events-training
Al-Anon
www.booneaa.org or https://club12boone.com/alcoholics
