Substance use help
Hotlines, treatment finders, naloxone, recovery meetings and peer support across North Carolina and nationwide. If someone is in danger, call 911. For crisis support, call or text 988.
Free, confidential support for anyone thinking about suicide or in emotional distress. Call, text or chat with a trained crisis counselor.
Call 911 if you or someone else could be hurt right now. Haven is not an emergency service.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information service for people and families facing substance use or mental health conditions. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in English and Spanish. TTY 1-800-487-4889.
This is a free directory for adults and young adults (18 and older) in North Carolina, with national help too. Anyone can use it. Haven's own counseling service is still for North Carolina teens, and Haven does not provide substance use treatment. The listings below are other organizations. Are you under 18? Start with Find help for teens.
If someone has overdosed or is in danger, call 911. If you give naloxone, still call 911. For crisis support, call or text 988.
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Information and referral line listed by NCDHHS under its hotlines. The same number is also listed for the state's Perinatal Substance Use Project (substance use during and after pregnancy). Call to confirm what they can help with.
Free, private line staffed by people with their own experience of mental health or substance use challenges. You don't need to be in crisis to call. Call, text or chat, 24/7 (English only). In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
The local management entity / managed care organization (LME/MCO) for Cumberland, Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Mecklenburg, Orange and Wake counties. Call the behavioral health crisis line for a mental health or substance use crisis. Member and Recipient Services: 800-510-9132.
The LME/MCO for 46 eastern and central NC counties. Call the behavioral health crisis line for a mental health or substance use crisis. Member and Recipient Services: 877-685-2415.
Vaya Health and Partners Health Management merged into Vaya Partners on October 1, 2026, and serve 47 western and central NC counties. Call the behavioral health crisis line for a mental health or substance use crisis. Member and Recipient Services: 888-235-4673.
SAMHSA's online locator for treatment facilities for substance use and mental health. Search by address, city or ZIP code. For help over the phone, call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.
Free guide from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism that helps adults find alcohol treatment for themselves or an adult loved one: what treatment is, how to find quality care, and how to search for providers.
Directory of certified opioid treatment programs (OTPs), where medications for opioid use disorder such as methadone are provided along with counseling and other supports. Search by state to find programs in North Carolina.
NCDHHS explains how opioid treatment programs provide medications for opioid use disorder with counseling, case management and peer support, including the state's mobile opioid treatment programs. To get services, contact the local management entity (LME/MCO) for your county, listed on this page.
A US overdose response line for people using by themselves. A volunteer operator takes your location and alerts EMS to that location if you stop responding after using. Operators have lived experience and don't judge or lecture. The site also lists a second number, 877-696-1996.
Naloxone reverses an opioid overdose. Under North Carolina's statewide standing order, pharmacists can dispense it without a personal prescription to people at risk and to friends and family. It is also available at many local health departments and syringe services programs at no or low cost. Call 911 for an overdose.
Lists North Carolina syringe services programs by county, including mobile and peer-based programs. These programs offer safer-use supplies, naloxone and connections to treatment, without judgment. Use the site to find a program near you.
Peer support for families and friends of people with an alcohol problem. Search for in-person, phone and online meetings, or call the Al-Anon hotline (Mon-Fri, 8 am to 6 pm Eastern). Alateen meetings are for teens.
Peer support for families and friends of people with an addiction to drugs. Enter a city, state or ZIP code to find a meeting, or call the World Service Office.
NA World Services directs you to your nearest local NA community for in-person meetings, and has a virtual meeting finder for online meetings.
Free, self-empowering mutual support meetings for addictive behaviors, run by trained volunteers. Type a city and state to find online or in-person meetings. Not a replacement for professional care.
Statewide AA meeting finder for in-person and online meetings, plus a Meeting Guide app. Local helplines for each area are listed below.
Call the statewide NA phoneline to find a meeting or to talk to someone in NA. Text your address to the same number to get the next 5 meetings near you, or use the online meeting finder.
Local Al-Anon and Alateen contact for the Charlotte area. Call to find local meetings for families and friends of people with an alcohol problem.
Local Al-Anon and Alateen service office (Area 42 District 6). Call to find local meetings for families and friends of people with an alcohol problem.
Local AA helpline for the Asheville and mountain counties area. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Beaufort County. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Watauga, Avery, Yancey and Mitchell counties. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Carteret County. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Mecklenburg County. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Bladen, Cumberland and Robeson counties. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Burke, Catawba and Caldwell counties (English line). Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for High Point, Asheboro, Lexington, Archdale and Thomasville. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Dare and Currituck counties. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Pitt County. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Wayne and Lenoir counties. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for the West Jefferson area, Ashe County. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Wilkesboro, North Wilkesboro and Hays, Wilkes County. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender counties. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Wilson, Rocky Mount and Nashville. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
Local AA helpline for Forsyth, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin counties. Call to talk with a member of AA about drinking or to find a meeting. Statewide meeting finder at aanorthcarolina.org/meetings.
A stigma-free recovery community center offering peer recovery support for any recovery pathway, including recovery coaching and peer support groups. Open Monday to Friday, 10 am to 6 pm. Call to make an appointment first.
Recovery support for UNC-Chapel Hill students, with a customized success plan, recovery-focused programming and peer-based support. The phone number is Student Wellness.
UNCW student organization offering peer support, sober activities, recovery resources and help finding supportive housing.
Educational opportunities, personal development and social support for ECU students in recovery, and for allies who support them. The phone number is Campus Recreation and Wellness.
Support for App State students who are in recovery, want to be in recovery, or want to support others. Helps with relapse prevention, support and academic success. The phone number is the Wellness and Prevention Services office.
A student group for NC State students who are in recovery or sober-curious, open to all recovery pathways, with weekly Fun Friday events and overnight retreats each semester. It is not a clinical treatment program. The phone number is NC State Prevention Services.
Free help if gambling is causing financial or relationship problems. Call, text or chat with the NC Problem Gambling Program, or email for support. Resources include recovery coaches and peer support specialists.
Free help for North Carolinians who want to stop smoking, vaping or using smokeless tobacco. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW, register online, or text Ready to 21586.
Haven is not an emergency service and is not a treatment provider. Listings are other organizations, not endorsements, and are not a substitute for medical or professional advice. Each listing links to the source we checked. Hours and numbers change, so call to confirm. Data last checked 2026-11-04. Download the data (JSON). Looking for teen help? Find help.