Substance Use Disorder

Approximately 52,000 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).

Upon its creation, Dogwood Health Trust committed $25 million over five years to address the prevention and treatment of addiction to opioids and other substances.

Our Investment: $5 million per year

Our Goals:

Reduce opioid overdose deaths by 40% in 2020.
Reduction of substance use in minority populations*.
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
Expansion of Naloxone access and availability
Expansion of Medication-Assisted Treatment access

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

Progress Dashboard:

64

Estimated Annual Deaths Avoided

$3M

Spent

17

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 Oct. 8, 2020, Dogwood has awarded $3 Million in SUD grants to 16 WNC organizations.

PARTNER PROFILE

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.