Trump Administration Awards Grants to States to Combat Opioid Crisis
HHS will administer grants totaling $485 million to all 50 states. Secretary Price sends letter to governors: “Through a sustained focus...
Program Aims to Meet Addicts' Health Needs Long Term
As early as 2010, they began to see the signs of the coming epidemic. Patients came in for primary care with needle tracks on their arms...
TN Bill would Allow Anti-Opioid Overdose Drug to be Carried, Used in Schools
A drug used to reverse the effects of a drug overdose may soon be coming to classrooms across Tennessee. The life-saving drug, Naloxone,...
Small-Town Struggles: Addiction, Lack of Resources Plague Health Providers at TN-KY Border
A dozen years ago, Dr. Geogy Thomas wasn’t prepared to see pregnant women addicted to pain medication in his little rural primary-care...
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Bill Haslam Signs Repeal of New Nashville, Memphis Marijuana Laws
Nashville and Memphis received great fanfare last fall from criminal justice advocates for passing local ordinances that gave police the...
From Detroit to Knoxville, Rising Number of Drug Overdoses Lead to Response
Firefighters with the Knoxville Fire Department are seeing an increased number of overdose calls over the past few years. “I ran it in...
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Time for Drug Courts To Equip Participants with Naloxone
Individuals who use opioids after a period of abstinence are at a higher risk for overdose due to a lowered tolerance, a circumstance in...