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New mobile opioid treatment unit opens in Greensboro

A bottle of Suboxone
Elise Amendola
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AP
The program aims to increase access to medications used to treat opioid use disorder, like Suboxone.

The state health department has opened a new mobile opioid treatment unit in Greensboro — the second of its kind in North Carolina.

The initiative aims to bring medication-assisted treatment and telehealth services to underserved parts of Guilford County.

In a release, health department officials said mobile centers help remove transportation barriers and make it easier for people to stay in recovery.

The Greensboro unit is now operating weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Bethel AME Church.

Officials are planning up to six more mobile treatment units for next year, supported by Hurricane Helene relief funds.

April Laissle is a senior reporter and editor at WFDD. Her work has been featured on several national news programs and recognized by the Public Media Journalists Association and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Before joining WFDD in 2019, she worked at public radio stations in Ohio and California.