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NE Tenn. Gets $100K to fight opioid abuse

August 1, 2017 By Alex Windings 1 Comment

July 31, 2017 Lurah Spell  BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — More than $100,000 in federal funding will be used in Northeast Tennessee to fight what has been labeled a nationwide opioid epidemic. The 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law in December 2016, provides $1 billion in funding to prevent the abuse of opioids, heroin and other […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BlueCross Blueshield of Tennessee, narcan, opioid crisis, Tennessee

The opioid epidemic is so bad that librarians are learning how to treat overdoses

June 26, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

June 24, 2017 Darran Simon  Philadelphia (CNN) – A crowd hovered over the man lying on the grass as his skin turned purple. Chera Kowalski crouched next to his limp body, a small syringe in her gloved hand. Squeeze. The antidote filled the man’s nostril. The purple faded. Then it came back. Kowalski’s heart raced. […]

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Drug exposure poses risk for first responders

May 23, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

Don Green May 21, 2017 The rash of overdoses related to opioid use is skyrocketing. Not only are individuals caught in the grips of addiction at risk, but innocent victims who may come into contact with these substances can be affected. Most recently, an Ohio police officer was inadvertently exposed to fentanyl during a traffic […]

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