Addiction & Substance Abuse

Project Lazarus

Project Lazarus is a public health nonprofit organized in Wilkes County, NC as a response to a high drug overdose rate. The project is a multi-variable model that has successfully reduced the mortality rate in Wilkes County, and is spreading awareness throughout North Carolina.
One service provided by Lazarus is the establishment of "pill drop" locations where citizens can bring unused medications, keeping those drugs off of the streets and away from children. There are two drop-offs in Caldwell County:

Lenoir City Police Department
1035 West Ave NW, Lenoir, NC 28645

Hudson Town Police Department
550 Central St, Hudson, NC 28638

For more information on this nonprofit, please visit the Project Lazarus website.

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Local Substance Abuse Centers and Houses

New River Behavioral Health (828) 757-5685 or 1-877-492-2785
https://rhahealthservices.org/

RHA: (828) 394-5563

Caldwell House: (828) 754-5148
http://www.thecaldwellhouse.com/index.html

Bethel Colony of Mercy (828) 754-3781 or (828) 754-9987
http://bethelcolony.org/

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National Hotlines

National Abuse and Mental Health Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
This number is 24/7, 365 in English and Spanish for individuals or family members of those suffering from mental health or substance abuse issues.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

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Alcoholism Resources

Click here for the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting List for Caldwell and surrounding counties.

Click here for the national AA website.

Click here for the Al-Anon North Carolina website.
Al-Anon meets at St. James. Please check our News & Events page for the weekly meeting schedule, which is listed on the left of the page.