Dr. Marthinus Zeeman, of UT Addiction Medicine, breaks down the Opioid crisis, and offers insight on fighting the addiction.
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Appeals Court Reverses 'Negotiation Class' Created for Opioid Settlement
Thursday's decision is the latest by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to reverse a ruling by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who oversees the opioid multidistrict litigation, and is a ...
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Sickle cell disease deserves more attention and resources in Tennessee | Opinion
Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis) is State Senator serving Tennessee's 29th district ... often require a visit to the emergency room, yet the opioid crisis has made ER doctors very reluctant ...
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Amy Weirich among Tennessee DAs to 'wage war' on fentanyl in awareness campaign
We want this effort to be the start of the end of fentanyl and deadly drug abuse in Tennessee, and we must work together to make this goal a reality.” 'The other crisis':Opioid deaths soar amid ...
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Initiative could expand addiction medicine training
David M. Stern, MD, is the new vice chancellor for Health Affairs for Statewide Initiatives at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. In this role, he will direct and grow the ...
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Alex Grisanti Is Sober, Slimmer, and Headed to Southaven
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP ... He’d faced financial ruin, overcome an opioid dependency and had, he said, seen rock bottom. On his birthday, he gave up the booze. “I woke up and I told my wife ...
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UofM receives $2M in grants to fight opioid crisis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -The University of Memphis has announced it has received nearly $2 million in grant money to fight the opioid crisis. The university has been awarded two grants from the U.S ...
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Patients battling opioid addiction in central Appalachia face issues accessing drug treatment
Despite its proven effectiveness as a treatment for opioid use disorders (OUD), buprenorphine is not reaching patients in central Appalachia, the epicenter of the opioid crisis in the United ... shown ...
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Dueling plans emerge in Tennessee to fight opioid epidemic
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - Tennessee Democrats are putting ... "The Republican plan to deal with the opioid crisis is a drop in the bucket," Rep. Mike Stewart (D-Nashville) said. Democrats said Haslam's ...
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Super Tuesday cheat sheet: Tennessee race at a glance
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland endorsed former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In the heart of Appalachia, Tennessee has been one of the states hardest hit by the opioid crisis. That means ...