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Seeking help about opioids? Here are options
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First round of community grants awarded to Tennessee for opioid recovery
The Opioid Abatement Council announced the money will go to six strategies including recovery, support and treatment.
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'I started sounding the alarm' | Metro Drug Coalition will soon be under new director after 14 years
The organization serves to help people recovering from substance abuse.
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'It affects the entire family' || 40% of adults know someone who has died from a drug overdose. A Blount Co. father shares his story of loss
"If you don't find an outlet to help with the grief, you're going to carry it the rest of your life."
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40% of adults know someone who has died from a drug overdose. An East TN father shares his story.
Tim Webb from Blount County is one of those adults. Webb lost two people in his life due to an overdose.
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Metro Drug Coalition hosts annual East TN Opioid Conference, exploring trends and strategies to address overdose epidemic
Topics included trauma-informed services, guidelines for harm-reduction practices, addressing trauma in treatment and ongoing care for people who use opioids.
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White House hoping to expand healthcare options in rural communities to address opioid epidemic
Knox County leaders reported 38 suspected overdose drugs so far this year. In January 2023, 41 people died of a suspected drug overdose.
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Suspect drug overdose deaths down in Knox County, according to DA's office
The Knox County District Attorney General's Office reported 474 total suspected drug overdose deaths in 2023.
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2023 Overdoses in East TN: Local nonprofit that aims to lower overdose numbers reflects on ODs in East TN
With overdose deaths on the increase for the past three years, they are on track to go down in 2024.
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Local nonprofit that aims to lower overdose numbers reflects on ODs in East TN in 2023
East Tennessee has the highest number of drug overdoses in Tennessee. The Metro Drug Coalition said that an increase in new drugs has caused a spike in recent years.
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'When I woke up, he was gone' | Blount Co. overdose memorial tree honors people who died due to drug overdoses
One of the people on the tree is Dallas, a man who started using opioids following an injury in high school.
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2 men sentenced to 10+ years for running pill mills in Florida and Tennessee
Federal agents tracked the two suspects to Italy and brought them back to Knoxville to face charges.
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