Nashville has received more than $13 million dollars from opioid makers, sellers and marketers. This summer, the city released an unflattering internal audit of the how the settlement funds are being used.
Smoking-focused addiction help would save lives, but it’s not easy to access in Tennessee
Appalachian states have had some of the highest overdose rates in the country over the past decade. But officials have been slow to adopt some harm reduction efforts that could save lives.
RFK stumps for overdose prevention in Nashville as Tennessee’s death rate declines
Before his appointment as HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cast doubt on drugs like methadone, which help opioid use disorder patients stave off withdrawal and cravings. He touted them at the RX and Illicit Drug Summit in Nashville.
Alcohol use disorder has surged in Tennessee. Patients and doctors point to the pandemic.
By every metric, alcohol use began surging in the pandemic and hasn’t stopped.
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