Guest Columns
How mental health and substance abuse treatment help incarcerated Tennesseans
By Jeremy Kourvelas, Substance Use Program Coordinator, SMART Initiative
Changes to telehealth policy enable mental health and substance abuse treatment programs. This is crucial, as the rate of incarceration is increasing the most in rural areas.
Telehealth can help thousands of recovering Tennesseans by adding more online medical providers
By Jeremy Kourvelas, Substance Use Program Coordinator, SMART Initiative
In 2020, there were only 1,007 providers in Tennessee capable of prescribing buprenorphine, a safe and effective medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD).