A call to Surry County's faith community to help with opioid issue results in talk but not much action

Emily McPeak of Daymark Recovery Services (center) said that a lack of transportation options prevents many people in Surry County from getting help for their opioid addiction.

Emily McPeak of Daymark Recovery Services (center) said that a lack of transportation options prevents many people in Surry County from getting help for their opioid addiction.

In a big meeting room that once housed a discount grocery store, people sat around paper plates of sliced barbecue and bowls of banana pudding, wearing name tags bearing the names of churches.

Oak Grove Baptist Church. New Hope Church of Christ. Mount Airy Friends. Central United Methodist Church.

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Lindsey Morano