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Tennessee to Receive $13.8 Million Aimed at Prescription Opioid Crisis
Historic Increase for Substance Abuse Treatment in Tennessee NASHVILLE - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. has...
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...
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...
City of Bristol TN
The Bristol Tennessee Police Department will be hosting a “Prescription Drug Take-Back” event on Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 10:00 a.m....
Changing the Language of Addiction
Substance use disorder is a chronic brain disorder from which people can and do recover. Through the Affordable Care Act and other...
1,451 Tennesseans Die From Drug Overdoses in 2015
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Health data show 1,451 people died from drug overdoses in the state in 2015. This is the highest...
Tennessee Department of Health Opioid Antagonist Collaborative Pharmacy Practice Policy
Tennesseans are dying from drug overdoses at the rate of 3 or more per day. This is an extraordinary situation, and the Department of...
Tennessee Increases Availability of Naloxone
NASHVILLE – Tennessee has a powerful new tool to fight opioid overdose with the passage of Public Chapter 596. This new law allows...