Today, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell is in the studio to take your calls. Plus, Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. What can you do if you witness an overdose?
Every Thursday, we open up the phone lines because it’s Your Turn to Talk. We never know what topics will come up when you call in to ask the mayor a question, but it’s always an interesting discussion. Later on, we look at the basics of overdose prevention and learn what local organizations and law enforcement are doing to strengthen the overdose prevention strategy of harm reduction.
Guests:
- Freddie O’Connell | Mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
- Charles Cuthbert | Regional Overdose Prevention Specialist, STARS Nashville
- Sgt. Michael Hotz | Overdose Unit, Metro Nashville Police Department
Listen to previous Ask the Mayor episodes:
- Ask the Mayor and Metro Legal Director with Freddie O’Connell and Wally Dietz (July 25, 2024)
- Ask the Mayors with Freddie O’Connell and Benton McDonough (June 18, 2024)
- Ask the Mayors with Freddie O’Connell and Ken Moore (May 30, 2024)
- Ask the Mayor with Freddie O’Connell, plus Taking Cover (April 17, 2024)
- Ask the Mayor with Freddie O’Connell, plus Votes For Women (March 28, 2024)
- Ask the Mayor with Freddie O’Connell & Photographer Jeff Fasano (Feb. 15, 2024)
Further Reading and Listening:
- WPLN: Alcohol use disorder has surged in Tennessee. Patients and doctors point to the pandemic
- Nashville Banner: As Overdoses Surge, Nashville Advocates Successfully Expand Distribution of Naloxone: A chance collaboration between the nightlife director and a police sergeant has yielded a breakthrough
- Nashville Banner: How Overdoses Compare to Other Fatal Incidents in Nashville
- WPLN: Tennessee is distributing $80 million in opioid settlement funds. Here’s what to know
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