Anuvia Prevention and Recovery Center, a private, non-profit organization, was founded in 1958, by the Mecklenburg County ABC Board. Anuvia is CARF accredited and an affiliate of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. 

Anuvia provides an array of science-based prevention & education services, is recognized by the State of North Carolina for excellence, and offers a full continuum of assessment, pre-treatment and outpatient treatment services. Anuvia is also home to the only Latino Services Division in the region offering cultural-and language-appropriate education, assessment and treatment.

Mission Statement
Anuvia promotes wellness in our community by providing compassionate treatment and prevention services of the highest quality to impact the disease of addiction.

Vision Statement
Anuvia envisions a community where the impact of addiction is significantly reduced because its members recognize addiction as a disease affecting the entire community, know where to turn for help, and have access to the highest quality of care. Anuvia strives for a continuum of care that is barrier-free and culturally competent. Anuvia is committed to collaborating and partnering with substance abuse service recipients, providers of services, public and private organizations and funding sources to provide prevention, education, advocacy, intervention, assessment and treatment services.

Values Statement
Anuvia values:
Our Clients and Participants
Our Employees
Healthy Relationships
Stigma Reduction

Anuvia Prevention & Recovery Center's governing documents, policies and other reports are available upon request. The agency annual report for 2009-2010 is at this link (7mb).

Major funding for Anuvia Prevention and Recovery Center 
is provided by the Mecklenburg County ABC Board.

My story starts when I was 13 years old and had my first drink of beer. As I got older, I went to drinking more and more, so when I turned 35, I was drinking day and night.