Our Vision
A healthy and safe community, free of substance abuse.
Our Mission
Improve the health of the greater Knoxville community by reducing the use of alcohol and drugs through policy, systems and environment change.
How we are making a difference
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Dealing with Multiple Health Disorders
Over 43 million adults in the U.S. experience mental illness each year, with nearly 8 million of those people also suffer from a substance use disorder. Addiction is difficult to experience in any form, but when paired with other disorders, it becomes even more challenging. Comorbidity, or also known as Co-Occurring disorders, occurs when…
Naloxone 101: What You Need to Know
This is a guest blog written by MDC coalition member, Brittany Hong. If you are interested in submitting a guest blog, please email Deborah Crouse at dcrouse@metrodrug.org. In 2016, drug overdose deaths have been estimated, based on preliminary data by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, to reach 65,000. That’s more than HIV/AIDS at the…
Timeline of the Opioid Epidemic in Tennessee
Everyone has heard about the opioid epidemic in Tennessee, but how exactly did it become so widespread? The Tennessean has developed a detailed timeline of the opioid crisis in the state, and here is the summary of the report: The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Oxycotin, which includes the active ingredient oxycodone, for…
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