In this episode, Dr. Stephen Loyd – the vice president of the state board medical examiners – offers his insight into harm reduction strategies and recent state legislation that aims to increase access to naloxone and fentanyl test strips?
To combat rising overdoses, a prevention specialist must first overcome the stigma of addiction
As overdoses rise, prevention specialist Monti Herring, who was once unhoused and misusing substances himself, hopes Tennessee businesses will be open to his trainings.
Prescription Abuse Unseats Alcohol As Tennessee’s Top Drug Problem
For the first time in Tennessee, more people are heading to rehab for prescription pain killers than for alcohol abuse.
Prescription Overdose Deaths Double In Tennessee And More Than Two Dozen Other States
Deaths from prescription drug overdoses in Tennessee doubled over a decade, according to a report out Monday. The state now ranks eighth in the nation for such deaths.
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