BCBS NC: Paving the road to recovery from addiction in rural NC

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BCBS NC: Paving the road to recovery from addiction in rural NC

As N.C. continues to struggle with opioid epidemic, naloxone shortage could lead to thousands of overdose deaths.

Anna Mudd UNC Media Hub Oct 24, 2021

North Carolina is in the grip of a drug overdose epidemic, with fentanyl being the primary culprit. Hear from the families affected and about the solution of using evidence-based harm reduction practices to combat the fentanyl epidemic. 

Wilkes Recovery Revolution, Inc. and our Executive Director stories shared on VICE NEWS. 

A View From The Mountains: The Fight Against Opioid Addiction By Tim Boyum 

Opioid addiction continues its grip on the western part of North Carolina. In fact, it’s getting worse during the pandemic after a couple years of decline. In Wilkes County, there are now new resources thanks to a woman who nearly died herself.  This story is part of a larger special, A View from the Mountains. 

Wilkes Recovery Revolution: Supporting Fresh Starts in North Carolina - Appalachian Regional Commission (arc.gov) 

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-USA TODAY

Substance use disorder is extremely common in Wilkes County, to devastating effect. That's why The Health Foundation is working with a team of community partners to implement roads to treatment, recovery, and reintegration. __ Video by: J. Martin Productions, 

-Winston Salem Journal