Concord is the county seat of Cabarrus County, located roughly 20 miles northeast of Charlotte. The city offers you a range of detox and addiction treatment options. These include medically supervised inpatient programs to outpatient medication clinics. You have access to even broader treatment programs because Concord is so close to the Charlotte metro area.
The North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) oversees treatment programs in the state including licenses for all residential, outpatient, and detox programs. The NC DHHS Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services (DMH/DD/SUS) sets the clinical service definitions and funds community-based care.
Cabarrus Health Alliance is the county public health authority, tracking overdose trends, operating the Syringe Service Program and coordinating the Healthy Cabarrus Substance Use Coalition.
Cabarrus County identified substance use as the top community health priority in 2016. That designation has helped influence years of county investment in prevention and treatment. Cabarrus County approved a strategic plan for distributing its share of North Carolina’s opioid settlement in 2024. The plan allocated money to the county’s EMS and Sheriff’s Office medication assisted treatment programs, community youth education and harm reduction.
The county is set to receive approximately $21 million in settlement funds over 18 years.
Locally available treatment includes medically supervised detox and residential services at
Pyramid Healthcare provides medically supervised detox and residential services while Daymark Recovery Services provides standard and intensive outpatient programs. McLeod Centers for Wellbeing provides an opioid treatment program certified by SAMHSA.
Understanding each level of care is an important early step when you are considering detox services. Information about choosing the right detox center covers the key factors to consider when comparing programs.
