Virtual Meeting - Family Drug Support NJ

Webinar

Parent 2 Parent Online Zoom Course

Webinar

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

1245 S. Roane Street Harriman, TN 37748

2020 CPRS Conference "Roaring Into the Future with 20/20 Vision"

Virtual Award Ceremony

Virtual Opioid Overdose Prevention Trainings

Webinar

TAADAS Annual Recovery Month Dinner

Virtual Event

Overdose Awareness in TN - A Homegrown Solution

Webinar

Conversation About Substance Abuse

Online Event

International Overdose Awareness Day Narcan Training

Online Event

Virtual Opioid Overdose Training

Webinar

International Opioid Awareness Day Training

209 Gothic Court, Ste. 107

Franklin, TN 37067

RX Take Back & Narcan Training - International Overdose Awareness20

Dyer Country Sheriff's Office

401 E. Cedar St, Dyersburg, TN 38024

Needle Exchange (Anonymous & Confidential)

Every Wednesday

28 N Claybrook St., Memphis, TN 38104 (1:30 PM - 3:00 PM)

3628 Summer Ave., Memphis, TN 38104 (6:30 PM - 8:30 PM)

MDC's Recovery Coach Academy

Hilton Knoxville Airport

2001 Alcoa Hwy, Alcoa, Tennessee 37701

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

Metro Drug Coalition

4930 Lyons View Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919

Recovery Coaching Q/A Session

Webinar

Virtual Opioid Overdose Training

Webinar

Coronavirus - Event, Pain Management

Webinar

MCD's 4th Annual Tee Off Against Drugs Golf Tournament

Three Ridges Golf Course

6101 Wise Springs Rd, Knoxville, Tennessee 37918

NAADAC's FREE Peer Recovery Support Series: The Participatory Process for Solutions to Addiction

Webinar

Knoxville Town Hall Meetings

Locations Vary. This sector is diving into how the substance misuse epidemic has effected different neighborhoods in our community.

Nashville Drug Epidemic Awareness Walk Across America Event

TBD

Metro Drug Coalition's Recovery Coach Academy

Cornerstone of Recovery

4726 Airport Hwy, Louisville, Tennessee 37777

Behavioral Health Hill Day

Cordell Hull State Office Building 

425 5th Avenue North

Nashville, TN 37243

Reproductive Justice and People Who Use Drugs in North Carolina

Webinar

Parents For Prevention Town Hall, by Be Aware Blount

Blount County Public Library 

508 N Cusick St, Maryville, Tennessee 37804

Telehealth in Times of Trouble: Considerations for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment (SUD) Providers

Webinar

Recovery at Cokesbury Network

Webinar

Drug User Union Meeting

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Clearing the Confusion About Substance Use and Addiction

340 Prospect Street, Binghampton

Unlocking the Potential of Recovery Ministry

Hixson United Methodist Church

5301 Old Hixson Pike, Hixson, Tennessee 37343

2020 East Tennessee Opioid Conference

The Venue at Lenoir City/ Lenoir City Event Center

7690 Creekwood Park Boulevard, Lenoir City, Tennessee 37772

Addressing the Tough Questions

Hendersonville Church of Christ

107 Rockland Road, Hendersonville, Tennessee 37075

WPER presents A Night of Love and Laughter

11120 Gordon Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22407

TAADAS' Annual Day on the Hill

Legislative Breakfast

Nashville 2/11: Navigating the Opioid Crisis for Employers in TN

Nashville, Tennessee 

Life Skills Saturday

3104 Hanover Rd, Johnson City, Tennessee 37604

TND Book Discussion

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Opioid Overdose Training

131 S. Charles G. Seivers Blvd., Clinton, Tennessee 37716

Hijacked: A Free Seminar on Addiction

Celebrate Recovery Maryville

804 Montvale Station Rd, Maryville, Tennessee 37803

Opioid Alternatives Lunch & Learn Series - Physical Therapy

This event is part of an Opioid Alternatives Lunch and Learn Series hosted by ASAP of Anderson. Each Lunch and Learn will provide information about a specific opioid alternative treatment from a qualified professional.

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Speaker: Kelly J. Lenz, PT, CWHC

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Topic: Physical Therapy and Wellness

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Audience: All healthcare professionals

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Lunch will be provided starting at 11:45 AM. Registration is required for this event.

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Physical therapy intervention provides an individualized approach to improving activity levels in ways that will not significantly provoke pain. Wellness coaching provides people who seek lifestyle change the opportunity to have a guide, supporter and motivator in their pursuit of a healthier life. It is based on the behavioral medicine model with accountability established through the coaching relationship.

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To register for other events in this series, go to https://physicaltherapylunchandlearn.eventbrite.com.

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Below are the other events left in the series for 2019:

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* Acupuncture, December 17th

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For questions or more information, contact ASAP of Anderson at ASAPofAnderson@gmail.com or call 865-457-3007. To learn more about ASAP, visit www.ASAPofAnderson.org.

Macklemore - A Free Community Celebration

https://unitedrecoveryproject.com/celebrities-recovery-macklemore-uses-music-help-others-recover/?fbclid=IwAR2xnsHNuA80x_mH9TqY6oYg58jVWDLaRXN1BLYAWVHaTgGZJhFyALXOvMo

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https://rehabreviews.com/three-videos-make-macklemore-recovery-icon/?fbclid=IwAR2x9LnEkTFknNgX9AVvOV2bGD-lLqjUw5am-nJwGXrSBAb5V7gZylRNPm8

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https://newsvideo.su/music/video/229168?fbclid=IwAR0fbMlLZ2efiyliUkE7HoDnovgV6bdYEZYvf3N5wLOUMwbPy0AdUA5wvGU

Opioid Alternatives Lunch & Learn Series - Acupuncture

This event is part of an Opioid Alternatives Lunch and Learn Series hosted by ASAP of Anderson. Each Lunch and Learn will provide information about a specific opioid alternative treatment from a qualified professional. 

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Speaker: Rosio A. Huet, MD

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Topic: Acupuncture

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Audience: All healthcare professionals

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Lunch will be provided starting at 11:45 AM. Registration is required for this event. 

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Register at https://acupuncturelunchandlearn.eventbrite.com

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Acupuncture has long been recognized as an effective treatment for chronic pain. It works by applying needles, heat, and pressure, to specific points on the body, and is well established as an effective treatment for chronic pain issues. 

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For questions or more information, contact ASAP of Anderson at ASAPofAnderson@gmail.com or call 865-4573007. To learn more about ASAP, visit www.ASAPofAnderson.org

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Metro Drug Coalition's Recovery Coach Academy

Cornerstone of Recovery 

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 4726 Airport Hwy, Louisville, Tennessee 37777

Opioid Overdose Training - Petros

208 Main Street, Petros, TN 37845

Opioid Overdose Training - Maynardville

2719 Maynardville Hwy, Maynardville, TN 37807 - 3030, United States

Maury County Faith Forum

Christ Church Columbia, 707 Lion Pkwy

Faith and Recovery Navigating the Lifeline

333 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37210

TAADAS Annual Carnival

5252 Hickory Hollow Pkwy, Antioch, TN 37013 - 3004, United States

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Tickets $100 - $2500

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10AM - 2 PM

October SBIRT Training

12:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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TN Medical Center - Heart Hospital Conference Room - 1924 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920

Pathways to Recovery

323 West Emory Road, Powell, Tennessee 37849

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9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Unwanted Medication Collection Event

430 E Emory Rd, Powell, TN 37849-3517, United States

Rise Together Community Seminar

Knox County Health Department

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140 Dameron Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917

Candle Light Vigil

Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville International Overdose Awareness Day Event

Knoxville, Tennessee

Candlelight Vigil and Education Program...

Smith County Agricultural Center

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159 Ag Center Lane Carthage, TN 37030

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5:00 PM

Stigma Free Training

1331 S Jefferson Ave (P.O. Box 1144), Cookeville, Tennessee 38506

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Tickets $60

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8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Recovery Resources Collaboration Community Event

Memorial Park Community Center

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510 Bert St, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601

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5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Third Annual Knox County Resource Fair

201 3rd Ave, Knoxv ille, Tennessee 37917

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10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Second Annual Medication Assisted Treatment Training Institute

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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700 Cool Springs Blvd, Franklin, Tennessee 37067

Sweetwater's 1st Annual IOAD 2019

Historic Downtown Sweetwater

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Main Street

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6:00 PM

International Overdose Awareness Day Rally & Lunch

Nashville Recovery Center (NRC)

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6030 Neighborly Ave Nashville, TN 37209

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11:00 AM

Memphis Overdose Awareness Day

Martyr's Park, Channel 3 Dr, Memphis, TN 38103

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6:30 PM

International Overdose Awareness Day

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Help us raise awareness and address the stigma associated with drig-related overdoses.

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Location: Holston River Park, Knoxville

Sweetwater's 1st Annual IOAD 2019

Historic Downtown Sweetwater

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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Sweetwater, Tennessee 37874

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Opioid ALternatives Lunch& Learn Series - MBSR

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Families Affected by Addiction Summit

9132 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37923

Naloxone Give Away

Sweetwater Area Ministries

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601 Sweetwater Vonore Rd. Sweetwater, TN.

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Sans Bar Nashville

6030 Neighborly Ave Nashville, TN 37209

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$15 - 25

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7:00PM - 10:00PM CDT

Opioid Overdose Training - Maynardville

1015 Big Ridge Park Rd, Maynardville, TN 37807 - 1727, US

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6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Mayors' All4Knox Summit

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Summit for Opioid and ddiction Response (SOAR)

August 1 - 2, 2019

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Student Union, 1502 Cumberland Avenue

TN Department of Health: New Issues, Data, and Laws in the Opioid Epidemic Conference

401 W Main Street, Mountain City, TN

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6:00 - 9:00 PM

Opioid Overdose Training - Anderson County

Add Event Details here131 S. Charles G. Seivers Blvd., Clinton, TN 37716

10 Takes Back: Medication Collection Event

WBIR Channel 10

1513 Bill Williams Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917

Opioid Overdose Training - Claiborne County

1718 Broadway St, Tazwell, TN

Drug Awareness Night (Free Swim)

Address: Rockwood Community Center Pool

710 N. Chamberlain Ave., Rockwood, Tennessee 37854

Opioid Alternatives Lunch & Learn Series - Massage Therapy

This event is part of an Opioid Alternatives Lunch and Learn Series hosted by ASAP of Anderson. Each Lunch and Learn will provide information about a specific opioid alternative treatment from a qualified professional.

Recovery - Through Christ: Program Essentials/Facilitator Training

Address: Mt Juliet Church of Christ

1940 North Mount Juliet Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee 37122

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Jun 21 at 6 PM – Jun 23 at 5 PM CDT​

June 2019 TN Together Event Calendar

​CLICK here to view calendar. 

SKA Presents Narcan/Naloxone Training fo SoKno

Dogwood Elementary

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705 Tipton Ave. Knoxville, Tennessee 37920

Community Coalition against Human Trafficking Training Seminar

3419 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, Tennessee 37804

Race for Recovery

2080 Poplar Ave, Memphis, Tennessee 38104

Drug TakeBack Day in Anderson

Hosted by ASAP of Anderson

Archers BBQ Giveback Night Benefitting Metro Drug Coalition

4930 Lyons View Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919

Opioid Alternatives Lunch & Learn Series - EDMR

Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge

990 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830

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https://www.facebook.com/events/393942244737798/

Town Hall: Addressing Addiction in the Community

White CO Middle School

300 Turn Table Rd, Sparta, Tennessee 38583

Drug Endangered Children Regional Training

Field of Dreams, 1145 Treadway Drive Dandridge, TN 37725

Unwanted Medication Collection Event

7608 Mountain Grove Dr SW, Knoxville, TN 37920-6755, United States

2019 NAMI Davidson Walk, 5K and Village with Pup Parade

401 S 20th St, Nashville, Tennessee 37206

Second Annual East Tennessee Opiod Conference

THe Venue at Lenoir City/Lenoir City Event Center

Narcan Training - Campbell County

Narcan Training will be held at Campbell County High School in the Library on April 9th at 5:30 PM.

Faith and Recovery Forum Lauderdale and Tipton Counties

Victory Baptist Church

275 Faye Barfleld Road Henning, TN. 38041

Youth Metro Drug Coalition 5K

Sequoyah Hills Park

1400 Cherokee Blvd. Knoxville, TN US 37919

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Upper Cumberland Addiction Summit

2223 North Washington Avenue Main Chapel, 38501 Cookeville, United States

Debunking The Myths of Recovery Ministry

​Powell United Methodist Church

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323 West Emory Road, Powell, Tennessee 37849

The Hijacked Brain

GRACE AT Harbolt Center

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123 Old State Highway 56, Coalmont, Tennessee 37313

Spring Fling Celebration

​So excited that this guy, Judge Carter Moore and his Blue Grass Band, Mountains Edge, will be helping us with a fundraiser for Rescue 180,Inc.We are a non-profit 501c3 and have not had many fundraisers. It will be March 23 at 3:00 pm. There will be a Spaghetti Supper and Silent Auction.

Recover All Dedication Ceremony

4896 Main St Suite 108

White County Town Hall: Addressing Addiction in the Community

White County Middle School

300 Turntable Road The Cafatorium, Sparta, Tennessee 38583

Oak Ridge Girls' Workshop

American Museum of Science and Energy

115 East Main Street

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

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See more information here.

Opiod Alternatives Workshop

​Save the Date! This Opioid Alternatives Workshop is a follow-up to the workshop offered last year with Dr. Don Teater. 

More information about the workshop, Continuing Medical Education credits, and registration will be provided in late January.

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Event will be held at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, 990 Oak Ridge Tpke, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831

Narcan Training

​118 S Cumberland St, Morristown, TN 37814-4608, United States

Click here to view the full post.

Preventing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome through Assessment and Physcian Guidance

SBIRT Training in Knoxville, TN. 

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TAADAS Day on the Hill 2019

​Our annual state advocacy day, named Day on the Hill, begins with a legislative breakfast at the Cordell Hull building in room 8D that provides opportunities for addiction advocates to meet with state legislators and tell them about issues important to them and the communities they serve. Breakfast is followed by a day of legislative visits, committee hearings, and opportunities to engage with state policy makers about issues affecting treatment and recovery in Tennessee.

Faith Community Initiative

​This event is held at:

Wytheville Community College

1000 E Main St, Wytheville, Virginia 24382

Celebrate Recovery Shoreline Church

​Join us February 12, 6:30-8:30 PM for Celebrate Recovery’s Anniversary Celebration! We are so excited for partners of Shoreline Church and people in our community to come and see what God has done through Celebrate Recovery in the last year. Come enjoy dinner and several testimonies from people who’s lives have been changed. This is a great opportunity for you to see and celebrate how God is moving through this ministry! Child care will be provided.

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https://www.shorelineknox.com/celebraterecovery

Monroe County Opiate & Overdose Awareness Forum

This forum is for the community to become aware of how opiates and overdoses are effecting Monroe County.

We will have a variety of county leaders speaking on the issues at hand to be followed by a moderated Questions and Answer. Then ASAP will have a instructor speak about the importance of Narcan, an overdose reversal drug, train members of the audience and give out Narcan kits to those interested.

Prior to the forum, the Coalition will have the Revealed: A Hidden World trailer available for tours. These tours mimic a teen's bedroom with signs of addiction as well as alcohol, tobacco, and drug use throughout. Participants can see if they spot all the signs and ask questions of our coalition staff about prevention of substance abuse.

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Event held at Farm Bureau 510 Main St. Madisonville, TN 37354

Narcan Training

7-8pm in Maryville, TN.

Find more information at https://www.facebook.com/events/2441833162510746/

Planning Summit for Opioid and Addiction Response

Experts, administrators and partners from across the state will gather in Knoxville to discuss the University’s role in combating opioid abuse and plan the first-ever regional comprehensive opioid summit slated for spring 2019.

Light a Candle for All the Children That Have Died

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10217783020630899&set=a.1306979758247&type=3&theater

64 Butterflies Christmas Get together

You are invited to our annual Christmas gathering . It was a really nice time to remember our babies during the holidays, meet members and be there as a group for each other last year and I hope it also will be this year. We will have a covered dish/ snack or dessert if you can bring. We made ornaments last year with each child’s name in them on everyone’s ornament so that is going to be a tradition. I have several different styles to choose to make but really want to make sure I have enough so if you could please let me know how many are coming that would be great. We will also release Chinese lanterns in memory of our Angels. Hope to see you there.

The event will be held at 134 Fox Hill Lane Sw cleveland TN 37311

Addressing the Opioid Crisis in Knoxville with Sam Quinones

501 E Hill Ave SE, Knoxville, TN 37915-2516, United States

Click here to access tickets

Book Club Discussion About the Opioid Epidemic

A "book club" discussion about the opioid epidemic with Sam Quinones, author of Dreamland 

At MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center 

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To help produce more robust and meaningful discussions, we encourage you to read this compelling novel advance of the event.

Envied Presents "Metal for the Masses" Benefit Show

Envied Presents "Metal for the Masses" benefit show
Presented by Envied Clothing
All admission proceeds will be donated to Susannah's House of Knoxville
Saturday 11/10/18
Doors at 1:00PM | Show at 2:00PM
Tickets $10
All Ages
Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian
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Line up/Set Time 
Embedded in Embers (2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.)
If All Else Fails (2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.)
DISARMER (3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
VanKale (4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.)
Glass Idols (5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
Of Serpents (5:45 p.m - 6:15 p.m.)
These Vices (6:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.) 
Insights. (7:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.) 
Illustrious (8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.) 
Amerine (8:45 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.) 
WarClown (9:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.)
Absent from the Body (10:15 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.)

Seeking Alternatives: Opioids, Pain & Addiction Medical Forum

At First Baptist Church of Cleveland 

Speaker: Dr. Don Teater

Purpose: To reduce opioid prescription rates by educating about alternatives

Online Registration at ATSTheBridge.org

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Addiction & Recovery Faith-Based Forum

Are you a local pastor or on ministry staff and want to know how to learn more about addiction and how to support those in recovery?

Guest Speakers: Dr. Stephen Loyd and Dr. Monty Burks

Join us to: 

• Understand the disease of addiction 

• Learn how to develop and grow responsive recovery ministries 

• Establish faith-based networks and connections with other local churches

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This event will be held at Cokesbury Church North Campus, 9919 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922

Opioid Epidemic Town Hall Meeting

A FREE event to learn what we can do about the crisis crippling our community. Complimentary dinner starting at 5:30 PM. Featured speakers are District Attorney General Ray Crouch, Tommy Farmer, Director TBI Dangerous Drugs Task Force. Sheriff Mike Breedlove and EMS Chief Dan Schaeffer will join the speakers for a question and answer panel session. Local treatment resources as well as free naloxone kits will be onsite. Everyone is encouraged to attend this free event.

Will be held at Gateway Church Assembly of God, 1642 Highway 12 S, Ashland City, Tennessee 37015

8th Annual Recovery Court Community Breakfast

Come join us to support the 21st District Recovery Court at our 8th annual Community Breakfast on 

Tickets are available now! 

We are also still looking to find more community partners to sponsor the event, as well as the program, so visit www.21stdc.org for more information!

Unwanted Medication Collection Event

Meds may ONLY be dropped off at this location during this event.

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Residential/household medications ONLY. Meds from businesses, doctors offices, nursing homes, etc. will NOT be accepted. A business representative will be available to talk about private meds disposal options.

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For other drop off locations in your area, please visit countitlockitdropit.org

MDC: NAS Awareness Month Pearls & Bowties

Help Metro Drug Coalition raise awareness by wearing Pearl & Bowties, with the hashtag #NASMonthTN

The Lights of Hope 2018

The Addict's Mom is proud once again to announce their national and international annual event, The Lights of Hope, 2018. TAM will be honoring and supporting those whose lives have been shattered by addiction and remembering those lost. Ceremonies will be hosted by local chapters throughout the United States. In September 2018, candles will burn bright as beacons of hope for the 22.7 million Americans addicted to drugs.

Book Talk and Reception

The first talk in this academic year’s Leading Voices in Public Health Lecture series hosted by East Tennessee State University’s College of Public Health will take place Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m. at the Millennium Centre in Johnson City.
https://www.etsu.edu/news/2018/09-sep/nr_leadingvoicesbethmacy.aspx

Second Annual Knox County Resource Fair

Please join Metro Drug Coalition and Addiction Campuses for the Second Annual Knox County Resource Fair happening on September 13 at Central United Methodist Church from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. The purpose of this event is to provide comprehensive resources to those in, or seeking recovery AND those who work with individuals in, or seeking recovery.

We will have over 40 vendors at this event in a variety of different areas of need, such as: employment, sober living, health & social services, treatment, transportation & DMV services, community resources and much more! We have employers attending to speak to those who may have less than perfect backgrounds.

Please share this event with those who are in need of these resources. If you have questions regarding this event, please contact Jason Goodman at jgoodman@metrodrug.org.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor or sponsor, you still have time! We are accepting applications until August 24. Please visit https://bit.ly/2u80wlj.

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This event will take place at Central United Methodist Church, 201 3rd Ave NE, Knoxville, TN 37917

Metro Drug Coalition's Second Annual Resources Fair

Are in or seeking recovery?

If you're looking for....

- Employment 

- Sober Living

- Financial Aid

- Health Services

- Social Services

- Transportation 

- DMV Services

- Treatment Services

- Community Resources 

- Recovery Support Services

Please join us at the Knox Couty Recovery Resource Fair for information on these services and more!​

This event will be held at Central United Methodist Church, 201 East Third Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917

Leiper's Fork Heroes 6K

Click Here to Register

Call for Submissions: The Art of Addiction

Local addiction recovery group

A Betor Way

is now accepting submissions for its art show 

The Art of Addiction

We are seeking art of any medium from those affected by or struggling with addiction issues.

Themes include empowerment, understanding, acceptance, & recovery.

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Submit photos or art proposals to 

lisa@abetorway.org

Call 901-290-6529 for questions

Submissions due by August 15, 2018

Show is September 8, 2018

at 430 N. Cleveland from 5PM - 10PM

Awareness Event for Students

ASAP will be creating awareness at the Oak Ridge High School Football game on September 7th at 6:30PM. We will be handing out fans in support of ORHS and will be asking attendees to participate in a short survey on Social Host Liability Law. 

If you see us at the game, stop by to say hello and get yourself a fan to cool down in this hot weather!

International Overdose Awareness Day Vigil

​Join us at The Church of The River at 6 pm for a candlelight vigil and bridge lighting. We will read out a list of those we have lost to overdose. Please submit names to lisa@abetorway.org Please bring a photo of your loved one to the event.

Save our Children - International Overdose Awareness Vigil

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4th Annual International Overdose Awareness Day

Let's remember those we've lost and help prevent overdose in our community as we listen to speakers from the community, listen to music and hold a candle light vigil.

Volunteer Landing

Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil

Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Antioch

2261 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37217

Overdose Awareness Day Luncheon

​The luncheon will take place from 12-2pm at 1406 County Hospital Road, Nashville, TN 37218.

29th Annual Cornerstone Alumni Reunion

International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a global event held on August 31st each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have met with death or permanent injury as a result of drug overdose.

Overdose Awareness Forum to be Held This Week in Elizabethton

Elizabethton-Carter County Public Library

Overdose Awareness Concert

A musical message of remembrance and hope for overdose victims and survivors. Featuring the music of Philip Glass, John Adams, Kristofer Rucinski, Drew Dolan, and Sergei Rachmaninoff, Kristofer Rucinski, piano

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Admission is FREE for everyone 

donations for Tennessee Overdose Prevention will be collected during intermission

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Emerald Avenue United Methodist Church, 1620 North Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917

Road to Recovery Legal Conference

Road to Recovery Annual Legal Conference include topics such as case law update, success of drug courts, role of personal responsibility, and much more. 

CLE's have been approved for 2.25 General Credits and 2.0 Dual Credits. Attorney tickets (CLE's): $100 and General Admission ticket: $25, admission tickets include morning snack and lunch.

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More event details https://www.facebook.com/events/163210644374493/

Veteran Treatment Court Summit-Knoxville

There will be information about Veterans Treatment Court and the process for participating in the program. There will be a discussion about the Criminal Justice and ways of improving the services and supports for the Veterans and their families.

Participants will be aware of existing resources in the community and learn ways of closing gaps in services and supports in the community. Finding ways of utilizing mentors in the community to connect with the veteran while he or she is in the Veterans Treatment Court and transitioning into the community.

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Also this discussion will include analysis of the clinical needs of Veterans in Knox County with an overview of the clinical programs and skills needed to address each issue. The inter-relationship and co-morbid nature if these issues as they relate to the veterans population will be illustrated.

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Click here for more information

50/50 Raffle!

Anderson County Fair 

Tickets: $5 each

Drawing at 9PM

Buy Tickets at ASAPofAnderson.org/Raffle or at the fair

Proceeds will help prevent and reduce substance misuse in Anderson County

10 Takes Back: Medication Collection Event

It's time to clean out your medicine cabinet and safely dispose of any expired or unwanted medication! Did you know that flushing these is not recommended? Incineration is the safest means by which to destroy. 

Please join WBIR Channel 10, Knoxville Police Department - TN and Metro Drug Coalition as we host a medication collection event on July 20. This will be in the lower parking lot along Edgewood Avenue at WBIR Studios. 

Can't make it to the event and have medication to dispose of? Please visit Count It Lock It Drop It at countitlockitdropit.org to find a location near you.

Drug Awareness Day at the Pool

Join us for the 6th Annual Drug Awareness Day at the #OakRidge Outdoor Municipal Pool this Saturday, June 16, from 10am to 2pm. 

Thanks to the Oak Ridge Elks Lodge #1684 for hosting the event! Drug awareness demonstrations will be held inside the pool area. Hundreds of prizes will be given away to those participating. Prizes include T-shirts, coloring books, swim noodles, beach balls, and Frisbees. 

As the largest volunteer drug awareness program in the U.S., the Elks Drug Awareness Program strives to educate all members of society about the dangers of illegal drug use and to help prevent the abuse of legalized and prescription drugs. 

This event is a partnership with ASAP of Anderson, Anderson County Sheriff's Department TN, City of Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department, and Roane County Anti-Drug Coalition.

Facilitator training for the Chronic Pain Self-Management Program

Facilitator training for the Chronic Pain Self-Management Program is coming to East Tennessee! We are looking for facilitators to learn this important curriculum and to share with those who deal with chronic pain and their loved ones. This is a three-day training and will be held at Frontier Health in Gray, TN. Find more details in this flyer, and feel free to distribute and share!

The event will take place 1167 Spratlin Park Drive, Gray 37615

TAADAS Annual Carnival

We are planning a carnival day full of fun and games in your community! There will be rides, games, food, and prizes but the primary focus of the event is to educate families on mental health and wellness, including addiction. Come join in on the fun, Saturday June 2, 2018 from 10am - 2pm! 

In Nashville, Tennessee 

Click Here for More Details

2018 Anniversary Weekend

Alumni of Oxford Treatment Center are invited for an afternoon of activities on the Etta campus, followed by music, speakers and supper at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center in Oxford.

Narcan Forum

Speakers, food, fun and FREE NARCAN

Event will be held at First United Methodist Church, 212 Washington Ave, Newport, Tennessee 37821

Robertson County: Faith Based Education Recovery Forum

Thu, May 17, 2018

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

Covenant Confirmers Ministries

300 10th Ave. E.

Springfield, TN 37172

Increasing Access to Recovery Resources for Women

Tue, May 15, 2018

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

Jackson Park Church of Christ

4103 Gallatin Pike

Nashville, TN 37216

Faith and the Addicted Brain - Community Empowerment Conference

Thu, May 10, 2018

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT

The University of Memphis: University Center Ballroom

499 University St

Memphis, TN 38152

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Faith Based Education Recovery Forum

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Events will be held in Claiborne, Henry, Pickett, Shelby, Davidson, and Robertson Counties. 

Upcoming Take-Back Events

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Copy Of - DEA National Rx Takeback Day

We will be at Food City with the Kingston Police Department on April 28th from 10 A.M. - 2 P.M. to help you dispose of your unused or expired medication. We will also have an Disposerxdemonstration, and we can send some DisposeRX packets home with you! Our total from the last Take Back Day was 45.6 pounds, Let’s #uniteroane and crush that number!!

Pigeon Forge Police Department Drug Take Back Event

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is teaming up with the Pigeon Forge Police Department to give away these items in exchange for any unwanted prescription medications. The Drug take-back event scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Krispy Kreme location in Pigeon Forge, 4074 Parkway.

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Anyone who bring by medications will get a free coupon for either a cup of coffee or an original glazed doughnut. The medications must be in pill or patch form, liquids, needles and any form of sharps are not accepted. All items will be accepted anonymously and with no questions asked.

Substance Abuse Workshop

CONTACT Care Line is continuing its mission to provide mental health education and crisis prevention strategies to the UT campus and local community. This month, we are focusing on an issue that almost everyone in the country has some experience with, substance abuse. 

Individuals living with substance abuse have been the subject of some of the worst stigmatization of any mental health related group. CONTACT Care Line has partnered with Rocky Top Recovery (UT's support group for students going through recovery) to present a workshop that will provide knowledge and crisis intervention strategies relating to substance abuse. 

Guest speaker autobiographies coming soon.

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The event will take place at 1416 Circle Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916

Community Opioid Forum

This event will take place at Calvary Baptist Church, 540 Adams St, Erwin, Tennessee 37650

Unicoi County Prevention Coalition is hosting a Opioid Community Forum at Calvary Baptist Church (Life Center). This event will address Unicoi County prescription drug problems, Youth Prescription Drug Abuse and Misuse, and the opioid epidemic. This event is free. Food will be provided. Please register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSceokIybPcwD3f1l7UaUCLA360lJL2UxKTIT44T9SBKNOkN3g/viewform?usp=sf_link

Keeping it Real: When Opioid Abuse Hits Close to Home

Join the Junior League of Knoxville for our 2nd Annual Community Forum on Opioid Abuse and what to do when it hits close to home on Wednesday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the East Tennessee History Center. All are welcome to attend. Panelists will take questions, please join us for this informative and educational evening.

Panelists include: Magistrate Robin Gunn (Knox County Juvenile Court); Rebekah Fetzer (Executive Director, Susannah's House); and Karen Pershing (Executive Director, Metro Drug Coalition.) The forum will be facilitated by WATE Kristin Farley.

For more information and to RSVP, please visit our website.
https://www.jlknoxville.org/?nd=m_event_detail&key=1399

Doors open at 6 p.m., light refreshments will be served.

Talk and Town Hall with Dr. Stephanie Vanterpool: Pain and Addiction in East TN––A History and Plan for the Opioid Crisis

This event will take place at McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture

Lecture: Dr. Monica Black, The World is On Drugs: A History

Location: McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville TN

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Monica Black, Associate Professor and Associate Head of the UT Department of History will give the lecture, The World is On Drugs: A History, as part of programming related to the McClung Museum’s special exhibition, Pick Your Poison: Intoxicating Pleasures and Medical Prescriptions.

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The talk will explore how the current moment humans are living in when a proliferation of substances (in increasing potencies) are available for consumption, as well as how drugs developed for pharmaceutical purposes have jumped the track and become recreational or become sources of addiction.

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Dr. Black’s research focuses on the cultural and social history of Germany, including death and funerary rituals, and magical and “folk” healing in 20th-century Germany. She also has research interests in histories of sickness and health, medical anthropology, religion and medicine, social suffering, and social psychology.

Lecture: Dr. Monica Black, The World is On Drugs: A History

Location: McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville TN

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Monica Black, Associate Professor and Associate Head of the UT Department of History will give the lecture, The World is On Drugs: A History, as part of programming related to the McClung Museum’s special exhibition, Pick Your Poison: Intoxicating Pleasures and Medical Prescriptions.

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The talk will explore how the current moment humans are living in when a proliferation of substances (in increasing potencies) are available for consumption, as well as how drugs developed for pharmaceutical purposes have jumped the track and become recreational or become sources of addiction.

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Dr. Black’s research focuses on the cultural and social history of Germany, including death and funerary rituals, and magical and “folk” healing in 20th-century Germany. She also has research interests in histories of sickness and health, medical anthropology, religion and medicine, social suffering, and social psychology.

Archers BBQ Giveback Night Benefiting Metro Drug Coalition

Join us on April 10 at Archer's BBQ Giveback night benefitting Metro Drug Coalition! As we celebrate our 32 years in the Knoxville community, Archers is partnering up with MDC to join the fight against substance abuse! 

After 3:00 PM on April 10, Archers will donate 15% of all proceeds to MDC! Make sure to visit one of their 4 locations:

Archer's BBQ Bearden: 5415 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919
Archers BBQ Karns: 7650 Oak Ridge Hwy Knoxville, TN 37931
Archers BBQ West Knox: 10205 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37922
Archers BBQ Powell: 6714 Central Ave Pike Knoxville, TN 37912

Come enjoy the best bbq in town while joining us in creating a healthy and safe community, free of substance abuse! Can't make it out to the event but still want to get involved? No worries! Visit our website today atmetrodrug.org/donate and you can give $32 for our 32nd anniversary to help us reach our goal of $3,200!

3rd Annual YMDC 5K

​The 3rd annual YMDC 5K will be held on April 7, 2018 at Sequoyah Hills Park. This race benefits MDC's Youth Metro Drug Coalition and the youth activities they facilitate in Knox County High Schools.

Youth Metro Drug Coalition consists of sophomore, junior and senior high school students across Knox County high schools who have a personal connection to addiction or a passion for substance abuse prevention. 

Not a runner? No worries! You can walk too!

You can register and get information about the race at the following link:https://runsignup.com/Race/TN/Knoxville/YMDC5K
Packet Pick Up Information: We will be doing a packet pickup at Metro Drug Coalition's Office, 4930 Lyons View Pike Knoxville, TN 37919, on Friday April 6 from 9:00-4:00. If you would prefer to pick up your packet at the race, please arrive no later than 9:30 AM on race day to ensure you get your packet.

Thank you to our sponsors! We are still taking sponsors if you are interested, please contact Aly Taylor at ataylor@metrodrug.org or call at 865-588-5550.


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Opioid Town Hall Meeting

A FREE event to learn what we can do about the crisis crippling our community. 
Complimentary Dinner starts at 5:30p.m., 
Town Hall 6:00-8:00pm. 
Featured Speakers:
Tommy Farmer, Dangerous Drugs Task Force, TBI
Ray Crouch, Jr, District Attorney General
Leslie Shepard, Pharmacist, Past Pres. TN Pharm. Association
Speakers joined by Dickson County Sheriff Jeff Bledsoe, Cheatham County Sheriff Mike Breedlove and Sergeant David Cole for a Question/Answer session.
Local opioid resources as well as Naloxone training will be on site.
Everyone invited and encouraged to attend this free event!!

McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture Exhibit

Where: McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive

Free parking is available on Circle Park just in front of the museum. 

Pick Your Poison examines how mind-altering drugs have been used throughout the history of America.

Featuring over forty medicines, advertisements, historic and popular culture documents and books, video footage, and paraphernalia, the exhibition explores why some drugs remain socially acceptable, while others are outlawed because of their toxic, and intoxicating, characteristics.

These classifications have shifted at different times in history because of social and historical factors, and will continue to change. The exhibition explores some of the factors that have shaped the changing definition of some of our most potent drugs––alcohol, tobacco, opium, cocaine, and marijuana––from medical miracle to social menace.

Opioid Addiction: Improving Patient Outcomes in Sevierville

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT

This conference will review the mechanisms of acute and chronic pain and discuss the most effective treatments. In most cases of acute and chronic pain there are treatments that are more effective and have better outcomes than opioids. This class will also address the brain changes that occur with opioid use that can lead to aberrant behavior and addiction. It will educate providers on the most effective treatments of opioid use disorder.

**Meets TN Prescribing Practices Requirement**

Keynote Speaker: Don Teater, MD

Target Audience: All health care professionals including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, dentists, and all otherproviders requiring opioid prescribing credits.

Overall Conference Objectives:
As a result of attending this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Identify the relative effectiveness and side effects of common oral pain medications
- Identify the four main mechanisms of pain and their impact on acute and chronic pain
- Improve ability to screen, assess, and refer patients for substance use disorders
- Improve understanding of effectiveness of non-opioid treatments for pain

Registration Fee: $25.00

For more information or to REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT visit:https://www.etsu.edu/com/cme/opioid_addiction_2018.php

NAMI Tennessee is offering free Grassroots Training

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Narcan Training

Did You Know? 90% of individuals that die of an overdose suffered a nonfatal overdose in the past 12 months. 

Narcan saves lives. 

Who Should Attend? Agencies and individuals are invited to attend this free training! Learn how to safely administer Narcan (Naloxone) and receive a free 2 dose kit from ASAP of Anderson County.

Narcan Training

Join us for Narcan training after our Chasing the Dragon event!

Did You Know? 90% of individuals that die of an overdose suffered a nonfatal overdose in the past 12 months. 

Narcan saves lives. 

Who Should Attend? Agencies and individuals are invited to attend this free training! Learn how to safely administer Narcan (naloxone) and receive a free 2 dose kit from ASAP of Anderson County.

Narcan Training

In Blountville, Tennessee 

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Complimentary Dinner and Presentation

In Oliver Springs, Tennessee 

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3rd Annual Run for Recovery 5K

Johnson City, TN

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Happy Heavenly Birthday Zak

A Heroin Memorial for Zak hosted by Donna Marie Gaddis

Narcan Training

In Blountville, TN

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Recovery Support

Thursdays, Rocky Top, TN 

Main Street Baptist Church

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Addiction in the Upper Cumberland: A Community Discussion

Join us on Nov. 27, 2017 in Bell Hall Auditorium from 6-8 p.m. for a screening of the newly released WCTE, “Roadblocks to Recovery” a short documentary about opioid abuse and other addictions. Afterwards, we will have a panel of experts where students and audience members can join the discussion. The Panel guests include: Commissioner Marie Williams LCSW (Tennessee Department of Mental and Substance Abuse), Dr. Monty Burks (Director Faith Based Initiatives with Tennessee Department of Mental and Substance Abuse), and Nathan Payne (Co-Producer of “Roadblocks to Recovery” and Project Lifeline Coordinator). The event is free and open to the general public.

This event will be held at TTU Nursing Building, 20 West 7th St, Cookeville, Tennessee 38501