Partners for this strategy include:

• The Free Clinics (lead)
• Blue Ridge Health (lead)
• Henderson County Department of Public Health (support)

Evidence-based addiction treatment was identified by the Henderson County Substance Use Taskforce as an action, that when combined with other actions in our community, has a reasonable chance of making a difference in substance misuse in Henderson County. This is an ongoing program in our community.

Evidence-based addiction treatment includes medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and other FDA-approved medications for opioid use disorder. These medications have been shown to reduce cravings and withdraw symptoms, overdose deaths and transmission of communicable disease, while improving an individual's quality of life. Source: ncopioidsettlement.org

The customers for this strategy include individuals with opioid use disorder and evidence-based addiction treatment aims to make a difference at the individual and policy levels. Implementation will take place with local healthcare providers.