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The Appalachian Mountains near the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina may benefit from the ARC's recovery ecosystem model. The area has a quickly growing outbreak of COVID-19

New dollars target opioid misuse, workforce revitalization in WNC

by Liora Engel-Smith September 11, 2019September 12, 2019

Two glass vials that say "Naloxone HCL" and two wrapped syringes rest on a metal shelf at a needle exchange facility. In the background is a paper instructions on using the medication to reverse an opioid overdose

Healthcare Workers

NC needle exchange programs expand their reach despite the odds

by Liora Engel-Smith August 29, 2019November 13, 2025

From behind, shows a man holding the hand of a little boy. Whether this is a parent or a foster parent is unknown, but the child appears calm and cared for, something that's an issue in NC's child welfare system.

Children's Health

Foster care bill could allow for faster termination of parental rights

by Rose Hoban August 27, 2019June 19, 2024

Opioid settlements spark debate on how to spend the money

by Stateline August 19, 2019April 13, 2021

Opioid Overdose Drug Reaches Too Few Patients

by Stateline August 14, 2019

shows a room full of people meeting from many churches listening to a speaker

Houses of God, and harm reduction

by Emily Davis July 25, 2019July 25, 2019