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Local recovery advocates urge commissioners to fund permanent 12‑step clubhouse with opioid settlement money
Summary
Members and former residents urged Haywood County commissioners to use opioid settlement funds to provide a permanent clubhouse for 12‑step meetings, citing long-term recovery benefits and previous loss of a Waynesville clubhouse during the pandemic.
Multiple speakers during public comment urged Haywood County commissioners to allocate a portion of opioid settlement funds to establish a permanent 12‑step recovery clubhouse in the county, saying such a facility would provide continuity, peer support and a stable place for Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and related groups.
Trey Balance, a resident and recovery advocate, asked commissioners to "allocate a portion of the opioid cell settlement funds to either build a new 12 step recovery clubhouse or acquire an existing building for this vital purpose." He described his personal experience of relapse and recovery and said a…
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