Opioid Use Disorder Resources

• Any medical emergency — 911: if you see someone overdosing or experiencing any other medical emergency, always call 911. North Carolina’s 911 Good Samaritan Law protects people who have an overdose, or who get help for someone overdosing, from prosecution for possession of small amounts of drugs or paraphernalia.
• Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — 988: free, confidential support for people in distress, plus prevention and crisis resources.
• Behavioral health resources line — 1-800-849-6127 (Vaya Health): for mental health crises and finding local resources, 24/7.
• RHA Health Services Mobile Crisis — 1-844-709-4097: intensive on-site response, stabilization, and intervention for people of all ages in crisis.
• Never Use Alone — 1-800-484-3731: if you’re going to use while alone, an operator stays on the line and notifies EMS if you stop responding.
• NC Harm Reduction Coalition mobile outreach (Granville & Vance) — 1-910-262-2496: sterile injection supplies, safe syringe disposal, naloxone, fentanyl tests, wound care supplies, peer support, and health referrals.

In 2023, GVPH developed the Opioid Treatment Resource Guide to help residents understand and access the organizations in Granville and Vance counties that serve individuals dealing with opioid use disorder. For a comprehensive list of treatment centers and services, visit the Behavioral Health Resources page.

For treatment for opioid use disorder at GVPH, contact the Primary Care Clinic at either site: Granville County (919) 693-2141 or Vance County (252) 492-7915. Individual, family, and group therapies are available to established primary care patients, with telehealth visits after the initial visit; behavioral health counseling at GVPH starts with a primary care referral. To learn about our latest initiative to improve access to behavioral health resources, see the THRIVe grant flyer.

Naloxone (Narcan) is a non-addictive drug that reverses an opioid overdose and restores breathing. Signs of overdose include: extremely pale or clammy skin, a limp body, blue or purple fingernails, vomiting or gurgling noises, inability to wake or speak, and slowed or stopped breathing or heartbeat.

Naloxone is available at most pharmacies without a prescription, and often covered by insurance. GVPH provides naloxone to anyone that requests it at no cost through our clinics in Oxford and Henderson. NaloxoneSaves.org lists pharmacies offering naloxone under the statewide standing order.

• Instructions for nasal spray use (video)
• Instructions for injectable use (video)

GVPH promotes prescription drug take-back programs for safe, convenient, and responsible disposal of medications that are no longer needed. GVPH does not accept old prescriptions — More Powerful NC can help you find a drug take-back box near you.

GVPH has aligned local efforts with the NC Opioid and Substance Use Action Plan, which centers equity and lived experience, prevents future misuse, reduces harm, and connects individuals to care. State and county-level overdose data is published here, and NC DHHS provides a menu of local actions that informs our work.

GVPH has partnered with several county agencies to provide information, education, and resources to reduce and prevent overdoses — including the VIBRANT Coalition (Vance Initiates Bringing Resources and Naloxone Training), which trains individuals at risk of overdose and other community members in overdose prevention and response. We also partner with the NC Harm Reduction Coalition for local access to naloxone and syringe services programs; local syringe services contact information is available through NC DHHS.