Click here to listen on Spotify Late last year, Maury County Commission approved the spending of $920,770 in opioid settlement funding, abating the opioid crisis in their community from multiple angles. But it’s more than just the broad and comprehensive approach that caught our eye at SMART. The formal and
March 30, 2025 is a crucial date for counties’ opioid settlement activities for multiple reasons. Not only is the next Opioid Abatement Trust Fund allocation & spending report due on March 30, this is also the deadline for allocating funds from 2023. If your county has any opioid abatement funding
West: Lake County Seeking to improve both treatment outcomes as well as continuity of care between services, Lake County has funded a certified peer recovery specialist (CPRS) to work directly in the county jail. A CPRS is an individual in recovery who has met training requirements and is certified by
This excellent overview by The Sycamore Institute of where Tennessee is now with regards the opioid settlements. This report also details some of the work that SMART has done with county governments and used some of our payment projection data for their graphics.
Click here to listen on Spotify As we’ve discussed many times on this show, the criminal justice system has long since become the primary point of contact for substance use disorder, especially in Tennessee. My guest this month is Eric Bauder, Deputy Chief of Corrections for the Davidson County Sheriff’s
Local governments have been given direct control over a substantial amount of opioid settlement funding. While state-level data sources are valuable inputs, city and county leaders should consider local data sources when making decisions to ensure timely responses to emerging threats, as is exemplified by the rise of xylazine. Read
East – Roane County Roane County has been awarded the Excellence in the Application of the Opioid Litigation Principles. These principles, crafted by a coalition of organizations across the substance use field and expert faculty from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, represents a set of evidence-based strategies
The Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council (OAC) has announced the next round of statewide community grants. The due date for applications is Dec. 13, 2024 at 10 p.m. central time. The application portal will open at 12 a.m. central time on November 12 and close at 10 p.m. central time on
A standing room only crowd attended the workshop of the Rhea County Commission for a discussion on a continuing item, Our Fathers House….Commissioner Stephens said, “I am not against this. We need to slow down and make sure that we see that it is done right. I am not against
Roane County is honored to announce it has received an award for Excellence in the Application of the Opioid Litigation Principles. These principles, crafted by a coalition of organizations across the substance use field and expert faculty from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, represents a set of
