Cumberland County is launching a new center in Fayetteville for those affected by opioid abuse.
The facility on Executive Place was created with money that Cumberland County received from its opioid settlement funds. As county officials sought feedback from people on what they wanted to help beat opioid abuse in the community, they had a litany of specific requests.
“They told us numerous times that they needed services such as harm-reduction supplies. They needed things like peer support, they need treatment providers to be easily assessed,” said Sanquis Graham, the administrator of Cumberland County’s Department of Public Health. “They also needed to be connected to their medical providers and primary care. And so we wanted to make sure that we could get them here at this location and then be able to make those really strong referrals and give more handoffs to those specific providers.”
We want to make sure that they understand that you can approach recovery from various pathways. And we have individuals here to help you facilitate that journey.