Gov. Roy Cooper designates September as statewide Recovery Month Thursday during Asheville stop
August 31, 2017 – N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper called for compassion, cooperation and expanded treatment services to combat “epidemic” levels of opioid drug addiction during a Thursday visit to Vaya Health in Asheville. Read the news story here
The governor read aloud and signed a proclamation designating September as Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. The observation coincides with National Recovery Month, held each September to reinforce the message that prevention works, that treatment is effective and that people can and do recover from mental health and substance use disorders. 
