Congressman Scott DesJarlais wants a crackdown on patients who share pills. The Republican who represents Murfreesboro was once a doctor himself.
Latest Detox Drug For Opiates Will Be Regulated In Tennessee, But Maybe Not As Much As Methadone
Listen Tennessee lawmakers have grappled for two years with how to regulate the newest kind of opiate detox drugs — which have their own potential for abuse. They’ve found a compromise with doctors, who didn’t want to make getting help any harder for heroin addicts and pain pill abusers.
Statewide Plan To Target Prescription Drug Abuse Focuses On Treatment
Among the recommendations is to provide specialized treatment for mothers with addictions to painkillers. This comes months after the governor signed a bill that criminalizes pregnant women who harm their fetus by illegally using drugs without getting treatment.
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