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Substance Use Disorder

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More than 50,000 people in WNC struggle with Substance Use Disorder and almost half (47.4%) of adults living in the region report that their lives have been negatively affected by substance misuse (by self or someone else). Overdoses claim the lives of more than 200 WNC residents annually. 
 
Upon its creation, Dogwood Health Trust committed to providing $5 million per year for five years for the purpose of funding programs and services dedicated to addressing substance use disorder for residents of Western North Carolina in conjunction with programs of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. In 2020, Dogwood granted $5 million in work to address substance use disorder in 18 counties and the Qualla Boundary in WNC. By targeting opportunities already based within these counties and supporting work that is locally driven, we are seeing early wins. 

Our Investment: $5 million per year

Our Goals:

  1. Reduce opioid overdose deaths by 40% in 2020. 
  2. Reduction of substance use in minority populations*.
  3. Reduction of substance use in teens*.

*(We are working now to set goals and identify strategies for 2021 and beyond.)

Our Strategies:

  • Pilot program for free, home-delivered NARCAN
  • Expansion of syringe exchange sites into multiple rural counties in WNC
  • Expansion of Naloxone access and availability by filling short-term gaps in supply
  • Expansion of medication-assisted treatment access to justice-involved and other uninsured populations
  • Therapeutic adventure programming to build resiliency in youth
  • Wraparound care for individuals of color in SUD recovery leaving incarceration

Our Desired Outcome(s): Working toward saving 60 lives annually.

Progress Dashboard:

76

Estimated Annual Deaths Avoided

$5M

Spent

18

Counties Served by Grantee Program

in 2020

60 Goal

$5M Goal

18 Goal

Dogwood Health Trust awarded $5 million in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) grants in 2020.

As of June 2021, Dogwood has approved $1.6 Million in SUD grants to 10 WNC organizations.

View the full 2020 list here
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PARTNER PROFILE

Burke Recovery

Burke Recovery helps adolescents and adults in Burke County with substance use prevention and treatment. They also serve the community by staffing and handling daily operations of the Burke Substance Abuse Network (BSAN), a coalition of providers, support groups, related agencies and other stakeholders who network, identify service gaps and conduct strategic planning to reduce substance misuse.

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C.A.R.E.

C.A.R.E. identified the Rural Communities Opioid Response – Planning grant available from the Health Resource and Services Administration. C.A.R.E. realized they would be an ideal fit, especially since they had already formed a committee and had the necessary data at the ready.

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