North Carolina State Prevention Strategies
- NC Perinatal Health Strategic Plan 2022-2026
- NC Opioid and Substance Use Action Plan (May 2021)
- NC Opioid & Substance Use Action Plan – Menu of Local Actions (2021)
- NC Opioid Action Plan (June 2019)
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North Carolina General Programs
- Addiction Professionals of North Carolina (APNC)
- Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina (ADCNC)
- Community Impact North Carolina (CINC)
- Governor’s Institute on Substance Abuse
- NC Association of County Commissioners (NCACC)
- NC Board of Nursing (NCBN)
- NC Board of Pharmacy
- NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCAGR)
- NC Department of Justice (NCDOJ) – Office of the Attorney General (NCAGO)
- NC Department of Health & Human Services (NCDHHS)
- NC Department of Health & Human Services (NCDHHS) – Drug Control Unit
- NC Department of Health & Human Services (NCDHHS) – Injury and Prevention Branch
- NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)
- NC Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC)
- NC Healthcare Association (NCHA)
- NC Higher Education Consortium (NCHEC)
- NC Medical Board (NCMB)
- NC Medical Society
- NC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME)
- NC Safer Syringe Initiative
- Poe Center
- Project Lazarus
- Public Schools of North Carolina – Drug And Alcohol Prevention
- The Big Cities Health Coalition
North Carolina Data Resource Systems
- Cabarrus County – Narcan Deployment Density Heat Map
- NC Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NC DETECT)
- NC Health Data Query System
- NC Injury and Violence Prevention Branch: NC Violent Death Reporting System
- NC State Center for Health Statistics (NCDHHS)
- Opioid and Substance Use Action Plan Data Dashboard (NCDHHS)
- Opioid Data Lab
- Randolph County – Overdose Data
- UNC – Street Drug Analysis Lab
North Carolina Drug Alerts & Warnings
- Overdose Spike Alerts – Madison & Dane County
- What is xylazine, and is it increasing overdose deaths in N.C.? (News 6/21/2024)
- Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing ‘mass overdoses’ (News 6/3/2024)
- Fentanyl deaths rising among NC children (News 3/4/2024)
- Safe Kids NC puts out warning to parents after colorful fentanyl found (News 9/26/23)
- NC DPH Publishes Xylazine (Known as Tranq or Tranq Dope) Information Sheet (News 7/19/2023)
North Carolina Drug Checking Information (Test Strips)
- Carolina Harm Reduction Union (CHRU) – UNC-CH (Instagram)
- Dare County – Fentanyl Resources
- Orange County – Harm Reduction Resources
- Street Safe Supply – UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab
- Drug Checking – A Promising Public Health Response to a Tainted Drug Supply (2021)
North Carolina Drug Cleanup Information
- Decontamination of Methamphetamine Laboratories – 2018
- Methamphetamine Labs in North Carolina (FAQ’s) – 2019
- NCSBI – Clandestine Labs
- NCSBI – Meth Lab Busts
- Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology – Methamphetamine Labs (NCDHHS)
- State of North Carolina: Illegal Methamphetamine Laboratory Decontamination and Re-occupancy Guidelines (April 2005)
- NCSBI Annual Report on Methamphetamine Laboratories in North Carolina – 2022
North Carolina Drug Court Information/Programs
North Carolina Drug Free Workplace Information
- National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance
- NC Office of State Human Resources – Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace
North Carolina Drugged Driving Information
- Driving and Alcohol (NCDPS)
- Driving While Impaired (NCDHHS)
- MADD North Carolina
- NC Vision Zero – Drugged Driving
North Carolina Electronic Prescribing Information
- As of January 1, 2020 the State of North Carolina mandated that specific schedule II and schedule III controlled substance prescriptions be sent electronically.
- STOP Act e-Prescribing (NCMB)
North Carolina First Responder Deflection Program(s) Information
- Civil Citation Diversion & Deflection Network
- Police, Treatment and Community (PTACC)
- Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI)
- City of Durham – (DCSD): “HEART” (Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Teams)
- Gaston County – Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD)
- Justice System – Diversion Programs – Summary Sheet (NCDHHS 2022)
- Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD): A multi-site evaluation of North Carolina LEAD programs (2022)
- NC Opioid Settlements – Criminal Justice Diversion Programs
- NC Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice (Info Sheet)
- NC Technical Assistance Center – Resources: Diversion & LEAD
- Orange County – Diversion Programs
- Orange County – Street Outreach, Harm Reduction and Deflection Program (SOHRAD)
- Orange County – Youth Deflection Program (YDP)
- Programming for Justice Involved Individuals (NCDHHS)
- Raleigh H.E.A.R.T.
- The essential role of diversionary programs in North Carolina criminal justice reform (ppt 2021)
North Carolina Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana & CBD Information
- Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) – North Carolina
- North Carolina Cannabis Information Portal
- NCAGR – Plant Industry – Hemp in NC
North Carolina Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Information/Programs
- Getting started with MOUD (NCMB)
- Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder with Buprenorphine and Buprenorphine/Naloxone (NCDHHS 2019)
- NC Guidelines: Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Pregnancy (NCPOEP)
- SAMHSA – Find SUD Treatment
- SAMHSA – Medications for Substance Use Disorders
- SAMHSA – Methadone Take-Home Flexibilities Extension Guidance
- SAMHSA – Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings (2021)
North Carolina Naloxone Information/Programs
- More Powerful NC
- Naloxone Distribution Toolkit (NCDHHS 2024)
- Naloxone Saves
- Naloxone Vending Machine Implementation Report (2022)
- NC State Health Director’s Opioid Antagonist Standing Order for Pharmacists (Aug 2023)
- Pursuant to NC Standing Order for Pharmacists – List of Approved Opioid Antagonists for Pharmacist Dispensing (2023)
- Syringe and Naloxone Access (NCDHHS)
- University of NC – Naloxone Distribution Program
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation – Get. Give. Save
- Wake County – Access to Naloxone and Syringe Exchange
North Carolina Needle Exchange Programs (NEP) & Syringe Services Programs (SSP) Information
- More Powerful – Syringe Exchange Programs
- North Carolina Safer Syringe Initiative
- North Carolina Safer Syringe Initiative – Summary Sheet (NCDHHS 2022)
- Pharmacy Sales of Syringes without a Prescription (FAQs)
- Safe Syringe Program – Durham County
- Syringe Service Program Quick Information Sheet for Law Enforcement (2024)
- The Importance of Syringe Services in North Carolina – summary sheet (NCDHHS 2022)
North Carolina Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (NOWS) Information/Programs
- Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina (ADCNC) – Perinatal
- Cone Health – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Infant Plan of Safe Care (NCDHHS)
- NC Child Fatality Prevention Team
- NC Guidelines: Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Pregnancy (NCPOEP)
- NC Perinatal Health Strategic Plan
North Carolina Opioid Litigation Proceeds Information
- Appalachia Opioid Remediation
- More Powerful – Opioid Settlements
- National Settlement Opioid Tracker
- National Settlement Opioid Tracker – North Carolina
- NC Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Opioid Settlements Assistance
- NC Opioid Settlements – CORE-NC: Community Opioid Resource Engine for North Carolina
North Carolina Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC), Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS), Supervised Injection Facilities (SIF) Information
- NO IDENTIFIED STATE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
North Carolina Overdose Surveillance/Reporting Programs
- NC Opioid and Prescription Drug Abuse Advisory Committee (OPDAAC)
- ODMAP – Participating Agencies in NC
- Onslow County – Overdose Fatality Review (OFR)
- Post-Overdose Response Team (PORT) Toolkit (NCHHS)
- Post-Overdose Response Team (PORT) – Summary Sheet (NCHHS 2022)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Opioid Abatement and Recovery Research Program
North Carolina Pain Management Information
- Emergency Department Opioid Treatment Pathway (NCHA)
- Governor’s Institute – Addiction Medicine
- NC Controlled Substances Reporting System (NC CSRS) – NCMB Use Requirements
- NCMB on Opioid Prescribing
- Project Lazarus – Pain Management
North Carolina Peer Support Program/Information
- HHS – North Carolina Certified Peer Support Specialist Program
- NAMI North Carolina
- NCFRPS – NC Peer Support Team
North Carolina Pill Press Information
- Session Law 2023-15/Senate Bill 206 – Stop Counterfeit Pills Act – Signed by Governor 5/19/2023
North Carolina Prescription Drug Drop-Off Information
- More Powerful NC – Drug Take Back Links
- Operation Medicine Drop Events/Locations
- Project Lazarus – NC Disposal Initiative
- RxDrugDropBox.org
North Carolina Prescription Drug Importation Program/Information
- NO IDENTIFIED STATE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
North Carolina Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Information – NC-CSRS
North Carolina Prevention Resources
- Drug Free America Foundation
- Injury and Violence Prevention Branch (IVP) Branch: Overdose Data
- More Powerful NC
- NCAGO – Opioid Crisis
- Post-Overdose Response Team (PORT) Toolkit (NCDHHS)
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
North Carolina Prison/Jail Programs/Information
- Jail-based Overdose Prevention Education and Naloxone Distribution – Harm Reduction Toolkit 2021
- MAT in Jails Webinar Series: Legal, Medical, Community and Security Considerations (MAHEC)
- NC Dept of Adult Correction – Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency Programs
- NC Dept of Adult Correction – Prison-Based Programs
- S.H.A.R.P. & W.E.A.R. Programs – Pitt County Sheriff’s Office
- Using Medication-Assisted Treatment in Jails: A North Carolina Focus – fact sheet (NCDHHS 2020)
North Carolina Public Safety Announcement (PSAs)
North Carolina SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) Information
North Carolina School Programs/Information
- Emerald School of Excellence – Recovery High School
- NC Higher Education Consortium (NCHEC)
- NC State University – Prevention Services
- University of NC – Naloxone Distribution Program
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
- Wake Monarch Academy – Recovery High School
North Carolina Sober Living Homes/Recovery Residence Information
- National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR) – NC Association of Recovery Residence (NCARR)
- NC 211 – Sober Living Homes
- Oxford House of North Carolina
North Carolina Support Services & Coalition Information
- Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina (ADCNC) – Resource Directory
- Carteret County CARES
- Carteret County Post-Overdose Response Team (PORT) Program
- Center for Prevention Services
- Charlotte Mecklenburg Drug Free Coalition (CMDFC)
- Community Impact North Carolina (CINA)
- Durham County Public Health – Opioid Substance Use, and Addiction Services
- Durham Joins Together (DJT) to Save Lives
- Emergency Department Opioid Treatment Pathway (NCHA)
- Granville Vance Public Health – Opioid Use Disorder Resources
- Healing Transitions
- Hope4NC Helpline – 855-587-3463
- Insight Human Services
- More Powerful NC
- Never Use Alone – 800-484-3731
- New Hanover County Health & Human Services – Community Resources
- NC Drug User – Health Resource Guide By Region (2021)
- NC Harm Reduction Coalition
- NC Recovery Village
- NC State University – Prevention Services
- NC Substance Abuse Prevention Providers Association – Prevention is the Answer
- Partners Aligned Toward Health (PATH)
- Project Lazarus
- Post-Overdose Response Team (PORT) Toolkit (NCHHS)
- Raleigh H.E.A.R.T.
- Recovery Communities of North Carolina
- Shatterproof Treatment Atlas
- The Big Cities Health Coalition
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
- Wake County Drug Overdose Prevention Coalition
- Wake County – Drug Use and Overdose Prevention
North Carolina Telemedicine/Telehealth Information
- CCHP – North Carolina Policy
- NCMB – Position Statements – 5.1.4: Telemedicine (Amended Mar 2024)
- Telehealth (NCDHHS)
- Telehealth Playbook (NCDHHS 2023)
North Carolina Tribal & Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) Information
North Carolina Training & Education Materials
- Core Overdose Data Slides 2021 (pptx 2023)
- Counterfeit Pills – Know What’s in your Drugs (NCDHHS 2023)
- Dougie the Drug Dog
- In Vein: Hooked on Heroin Series
- Operation: Parent
- Overdose Education – Harm Reduction Coalition
- Poe Center – Resources
- Stop the Stigma (NCDHHS Brochure)
- SUPE – Substance Use Prevention Education
- Timbi Talks About Addiction
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation – Vital Signs
Last Updated 8/22/2024
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