Recovery Connect & Substance Use Resources

Recovery Connect Cleveland County

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Recovery is possible. Help is available.

Call or text 980-880-CARE (2273)

Recovery Connect is a free service that helps people connect to local services for substance use treatment and recovery as well as other resources that meet essential needs such as housing, food, employment, transportation and healthcare.

Recovery Connect is staffed by a Certified Peer Support Specialist trained to provide support to individuals navigating recovery from addiction. Drawing from their own lived experience, they offer empathy, guidance, and encouragement while helping peers set and achieve recovery goals. In addition to assisting with accessing treatment and recovery resources, Peer Supports can provide emotional support, help develop coping strategies, and promote self-empowerment and hope throughout the recovery journey. Their role is grounded in mutual respect and shared experience, making them a unique and valuable part of the recovery process.

Whether you are an individual with substance use disorder, a family member, neighbor, provider, or any other community member, we are here to help you navigate our behavioral health system and community resources and connect you to the right services to help meet your individual needs. Mobile services and transportation assistance are available.

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Our regular working hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. We are located at 200 South Post Rd, Shelby NC, 28152.
  • If you contact us outside of our regular hours, please leave a message and we will return your call/text on the following business day.
  • For emergencies, please call 911.

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Additional community resources to help meet essential needs are available here.

Free Narcan Available at CCHD Pharmacy! Click the image to read the flyer.
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Free Medicine Lock boxes are available at CCHD
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FREE Medicine Lock Boxes are available at CCHD Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Come to the Health Department Front Desk and request your free medicine lock box today! 

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Medicine Drop Boxes
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Medicine Drop Box Locations

Do you have unused or expired medicine in your home?
1. Gather all unwanted medicine from drawers, medicine cabinets, etc. Leave items in their original container. You may wish to mark out personal information with a permanent marker, but this is not required.
2. Check the list to find a drug drop box.
3. Bring items to the drug drop box.
4. Place the items into the secure locked drug drop box. It is free, safe and no questions asked. Our medicine drop box is located at 200 South Post Rd, Shelby inside the Health Department lobby.
Always dispose of medicine safely.
Items that should not be placed in medicine drop box:
1. Needles or sharps
2. Biohazard materials (blood, syringes, IV bags)
3. Household waste/trash


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