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Fears Grow That Drug Dependent Newborns Won’t See Much Aid From Opioid Settlements

Blake Farmer

November 19, 2019

Robbie Nicholson

The image of shaking babies in hospital nurseries, withdrawing from opioids used by their mother, is referenced in many of the lawsuits against drug companies, aimed at punishing them for contributing to the opioid crisis. But there are growing concerns that those same newborns name-dropped in litigation will be left out of the settlements being […]

Filed Under: Health Care Tagged With: Health Care, neonatal abstinence syndrome, opioids, painkillers

Justice Department Resorts To Unprecedented Restraining Orders Against Celina, Tennessee, Pharmacies

Blake Farmer

February 8, 2019

Listen A federal judge has temporarily shuttered a pair of problem pharmacies on the Cumberland Plateau. The legal action is “a first of its kind action” by the Justice Department in a crackdown on prescription opioids.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, painkillers

Tennessee Deploys ‘Recovery Navigators’ To Bridge ERs With Rehab

Blake Farmer

January 7, 2019

Listen People who overdose on opioids in Tennessee could now be met in the emergency room by someone who has been there. The so-called “recovery navigators” were part of the state’s sweeping response to the opioid epidemic, authorized by the legislature last year.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, painkillers

Human Rights Watch Accuses Tennessee Of Over-Regulating Pain Management

Blake Farmer

December 19, 2018

A report from Human Rights Watch accuses Tennessee of regulating opioids to the point of depriving patients in pain. Along with Washington State, the analysis focuses on Tennessee because of its new prescribing regulations, which are considered some of the strictest in the nation.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, painkillers

How A Recovering Addict Convinces Doctors To Rein In Opioid Prescribing

Blake Farmer

September 12, 2018

Listen Physicians who seem to be over-prescribing painkillers or working with addicted patients may now get a tap on the shoulder from a Nashville startup working on behalf of insurors. The company uses sophisticated algorithms to identify problem patients and providers. But since this is such a delicate issue with doctors, they’ve hired a pharmacist […]

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, painkillers

How Harshly Should Doctors Be Punished For Violating Tennessee’s New Opioid Laws?

Blake Farmer

September 3, 2018

Listen A panel of doctors met for the first time last week with a single mandate: Decide how to punish physicians who prescribe too many opioids. 

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, painkillers

How Fentanyl Is Becoming Tennessee’s Killer Drug

Blake Farmer

August 23, 2018

Listen Fentanyl has quickly surged to become a leading killer drug in Tennessee, spiking 70 percent between 2016 and 2017. That’s according to new overdose statistics put out by the Health Department this week. Public health officials are redoubling their warnings.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, painkillers

Overdose Deaths Show No Signs Of A Turnaround In Tennessee

Blake Farmer

August 20, 2018

Listen Last year set another record for overdose deaths in Tennessee. The state’s health department released the latest figures Monday that showed 1,776 fatal overdoses in 2017.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, painkillers

How A Nashville Startup’s App Is Becoming Part Of Tennessee’s Opioid Response

Blake Farmer

August 20, 2018

Listen A small slice of the money Tennessee dedicated to the opioid crisis this year is going to a social network developed by a Nashville startup. It’s an app designed for people in recovery.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, painkillers

Tennessee’s New Opioid Law And A Crackdown On Pill Mills Create A Rush To Pain Clinics

Blake Farmer

August 5, 2018

Listen Tennessee’s pain doctors are being inundated with calls from patients needing a specialist to prescribe opioids. The combined impact of a new state law and closure of a dozen pain clinics has created a pinch for pain patients.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, painkillers

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