'Life-Changing Support': In Rural North Carolina, a Program for Treatment of Substance Use Disorder Through Pregnancy and Beyond Offers Care and Counters Stigma

100 Days in Appalachia

Aug 6, 2024

Features individuals impacted by Project CARA, an Asheville-based program that utilizes a hub-and-spoke model to bring substance use treatment services to pregnant and parenting people in rural North Carolina. Describes how the program works to address stigma-related barriers and expand access to buprenorphine treatment throughout pregnancy, in addition to other harm reduction services.

Access · Maternal health and prenatal care · Stigma · Substance use and misuse · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Women · North Carolina