substance use resources Watauga

Substance Use Resources

*If you suspect an overdose, call 911 (no matter what) and administer Narcan/Naloxone.

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

Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration
Phone: 877-726-4727
Website: www.samhsa.gov

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/

Walk-in Friends and Family Support Group
(“I Love You, But Not Your Addiction”) at Watauga County LEAD, Tuesdays 6:00-7:00pm
Website: https://www.wataugalead.org/copy-of-events-training

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.

Need Narcan and/or fentanyl test strip?
Watauga County LEAD or AppHealthCare will provide anyone of any age these items.

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

Never Use Alone Hotline
Phone: 800-484-3732
Website: https://neverusealone.com/

Al-Anon
Website: https://al-anon.org/

Alcoholics Anonymous
Website: www.aa.org

Narcotics Anonymous
Website: www.na.org

Club 12 of Boone, NC
Website: https://club12boone.com/

Dance Safe
- Order drug testing supplies
Website: www.dancesafe.org

GRASP - Grief Recovery After Substance Passing
Website: http://grasphelp.org/

Know Hope North Carolina (grief/loss support)
Wesbite: Know Hope🦋North Carolina | Facebook

Covenant Case Management Services
  Peer Support Program
Website: https://www.covenanttoserve.com/program_peersupport

Synergy Recovery
  Recovery Center
   Website: https://www.synergyrecovery.org/

Struggling with something specific?

We are here to help.

Community members came together to create roadmaps for some of the issues individuals in our community are facing. We worked to create a pathway forward for anyone experiencing the following.
Click the links below to learn more about what can be done in regards to each topic.

SOMEONE I KNOW IS STRUGGLING WITH VAPING SUBSTANCES (NICOTINE/CANNABIS/ETC)

I KNOW A CHILD WHO IS IMPACTED BY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES/SUBSTANCE USE AT HOME

SOMEONE I KNOW NEEDS INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT

SOMEONE I KNOW IS AT RISK OF OVERDOSING

I HAVE A CLIENT THAT NEEDS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT BUT CANNOT GET IN WITH A PROVIDER AND/OR DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE

I AM WORKING WITH A FAMILY THAT IS EXPERIENCING UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS/INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

I AM WORKING WITH SOMEONE WHO IS STRUGGLING WITH BASIC NEEDS (EXPERIENCING/AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY ETC.)

I KNOW AN UNDOCUMENTED FAMILY THAT NEEDS RESOURCES

I AM WORKING WITH LGBTQ YOUTH THAT NEED SUPPORT/RESOURCES

I AM WORKING WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED INFANT LOSS OR PREGNANCY LOSS

Looking for a local mental Health Provider?

We've compiled a list of mental health providers in the Watauga area.
This list includes provider's name, what their specialty is, if they're taking on new clients,
what insurance they work with, and what their rates are.

We hope you find the provider that is right for you.

Provider List

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