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The TN Department of Health is launching a new publicity campaign this week called The Faces of the Opioid Crisis. They state, “As you all know, Tennessee is among the hardest-hit states when it comes to the opioid epidemic. The story of its impact is often told in numbers: 1,268 opioid overdose deaths in Tennessee in 2017; more than six million painkiller prescriptions in our state in 2018. …
As a Nashville facility that provides rehabilitation services to women impacted by addiction, mental illness, trauma or incarceration, the non-profit known as The Next Door regularly relies on volunteers to help with needs such as stocking the supply closet, serving a meal or building relationships with the female residents.…
We’re proud to announce that we’ve been named a Top Workplace by The Tennessean for the FIFTH year in a row! We are officially in the Hall Of Fame. We ranked 11 out of the 25 finalists in the Mid-size Companies.…
As our country grapples with the opioid epidemic, NPT held a public forum about how Middle Tennesseans are dealing with this health crisis, recorded on April 9, 2019, in studio A. Our audience discussed how this substance is affecting communities, families and health systems.…
Even amid a crippling opioid crisis, medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder remains highly controversial in the state where April Barnes, RN, works. At this month’s Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit, the outreach director at Nashville, Tenn.-based The Next Door will argue for a treatment approach that fully integrates physical, emotional and spiritual components.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – There are two types of opioids: naturally-occurring and synthetic. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid.
Dr. Michael Ferri, medical director at Next Door, explained further, “There are naturally occurring opioids like morphine, which comes out of the poppy plant, the tar of the poppy pod.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Overdose deaths are skyrocketing across the country from synthetic opioids.
According to the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention, much of the overdoses stem from illicitly-manufactured fentanyl, a synthetic opioid health experts call dangerously potent.
A woman, News 2 is naming Sarah out of confidentiality, knows this all too well.…
MIDDLE TENNESSEE (WKRN) – Danny Schaeffer is in the business of dealing with bad things. Fentanyl is one of them.
Schaeffer is the EMS director in Cheatham County, which is feeling the impact of the synthetic opioid. “We’ve had three confirmed deaths this year off of fentanyl,” he told News 2 recently.…
A new month means a new FOXCARES partnership! As always, if you book your move with Fox Moving and Storage, we will contribute $10 from your move to a Nashville local non-profit. This month, Fox Moving and Storage is thrilled to announce our community giving partnership with The Next Door. …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Battling opioid addiction is tough enough. It can be even harder for a pregnant woman.
The Next Door is an organization that helps women, pregnant or not, battle their addiction to opiates.
For the most part, avoiding painkillers is the only option to continue recovery even after birth.…
