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opioids Posted onAugust 26, 2018August 26, 2018

As opioid overdose deaths rise, Tennessee’s grassroots organizations feel siloed and cash-strapped

Mental health care, collaboration and prevention efforts along with out-patient treatment options were flagged as priorities by people who traveled from across the state to […] Read More

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By the Numbers, opioids Posted onAugust 22, 2018

In Charts: Drug, opioid, fentanyl + heroin overdoses in Tennessee

The number of Tennesseans who died from drug overdoses hit another record high in 2017, continuing a troubling trend that’s plagued the state for nearly […] Read More

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opioids Posted onJuly 22, 2018July 21, 2018

Cash is king in opioid treatment centers, new Vanderbilt policy center finds

The debut pilot study from the new Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy spotlighted the challenge in finding an opioid use disorder treatment that doesn’t […] Read More

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opioids Posted onMarch 28, 2018March 28, 2018

Ranking puts suboxone at top spot in Tenn., raising questions about how people fill medications and data access

Suboxone, a narcotic film strip used in medically-assisted treatment for opioid abuse, ranked number one in a recent list of Tennessee’s most prescribed drugs. But […] Read More

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