New Tennessee Law Targets Prescription Drug Abuse

New Tennessee law targets prescription drug abuse

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Reagan said prescription drug abuse and deaths are at epidemic proportions in Tennessee, as evidenced by a study given to lawmakers during the Tennessee General Assembly's 2011 session. … “There is an epidemic of overuse, abuse and overdose death …
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Kaufman: Mental health, drug abuse cuts are hurting community

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Most of all we need the cuts in funding for mental health and substance abuse to stop. It is time to secure the financial resources to appropriately serve those in need. Joel Kaufman is CEO of The Starting Place, a nonprofit drug abuse prevention and …
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Crowding in Rockingham County jail prompts discussion over alternatives

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The judge presiding over the case urged the county attorney's office to consider sending her case to the drug court program, but that wasn't viewed as an “appropriate” option by the prosecutor, Soldati said. “I've tried numerous times on cases that …
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