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Rep. David Kustoff tours Aspell Recovery Center, discusses opioids

September 22, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

September 21, 2017 Omer Yusuf U.S. Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN) recently visited the Aspell Recovery Center in Jackson and saw how the center is assisting those recovering from drug addiction. Kustoff said after his tour of the center, the U.S. — and West Tennessee — is facing a “tremendous” drug problem, and one that cannot be […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: epidemic, opioid addiction resources, Tennessee

Program aims to meet addicts’ health needs long term

April 19, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

Kristi L. Nelson  April 19, 2017 As early as 2010, they began to see the signs of the coming epidemic. Patients came in for primary care with needle tracks on their arms and full-blown cases of undiagnosed hepatitis C. Pregnant women waited until well into their third trimester to seek prenatal care — afraid to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: opioid addiction center, opioid addiction resources, Tennessee

Small-town struggles: Addiction, lack of resources plague health providers at TN-KY border

April 19, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

Kristi L. Nelson April 18, 2017 A dozen years ago, Dr. Geogy Thomas wasn’t prepared to see pregnant women addicted to pain medication in his little rural primary-care clinic. When they trickled in, he’d refer them to a high-risk obstetrics practice at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, an hour away. Then he […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, opioid addiction, opioid addiction resources, Tennessee

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