Resources

Reducing Harm:

The concept of harm reduction acknowledges that completely abstaining from drugs or alcohol isn’t a realistic solution for everyone, but harm reduction efforts attempt to decrease the health, social and economic consequences of drug and alcohol abuse.

Harm reduction strategies include:​

• Realize an individual may not be ready to sto using today, but with continued engagement (such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous) he or she may be willing to try treatment eventually.
• Seek out Syringe Services Programs to provide clean needles and get used needles off the street.
• Get trained on administering naloxone and keep a supply of this life-saving medication (CPR training is also recommended). Note that “Good Samaritan” laws grant civil immunity for administering the medicine to someone they reasonable believe is overdosing on an opiod.
• Use fentanyl testing strips to test the presence of fentanyl or related drugs in the street supply of opioids. Search the web for suppliers.

For more information on harm reduction, visit www.harmreduction.org

​Naloxone is a proven tool in the battle against drug abuse and overdose death. When too much of an opiod medication is taken, it can slow breathing to a dangerously low rate. When breathing slows too much, overdose death can occur. Naloxone can reverse this potentially fatal situation by allowing the person to breathe normally again.

Naloxone is not a dangerous medicine. However, proper training is required by law. Any time an overdose is suspected, first responsders should be notified by calling 911 immediately and stay with the patient until first responsders arrive. It is important to know that some patients may wake disoriented or agitated after receiving naloxone. This is a good sign but calling 911 is still very important to help the person survive.

Naloxone is only a temporary reversal. It’s extremely important to seek medical care following an overdose.

For information on obtaining naloxone and training on administering naloxone, please contact:

Metro Drug Coalition
865-558-5550
Serving Knox County
www.metrodrug.org

Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention
865-457-3007
Serving Anderson, Roane, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Scott, Morgan and Union counties
www.asapofanderson.org

Sevier County C.A.R.E.S
865-705-9614
Serving Blount, Sevier, Hamblen, Jefferson, Monroe, Loudon and Cocke counties
www.facebook.com/healsseviercounty

For online resources abut naloxone and other prevention programs see http://bit.ly/tnprevent

Recognizing

Recognizing the signs of an overdose is critical for loved ones of an opioid user. Often families or friends have seen their loved one over-medicated in the past, so their current reaction has been to let them “sleep it off.” this complacency could mean death.

Signs of an Overdose:​

• Unresponsive to shouting
• Unresponsive to pain stimulation such as rubbing the chest with knuckles
• Unconsciousness
• Slow and shallow breathing or not breathing
• Pale, clammy skin, loss of color
• Blue, purple, or gray skin, especially around lips and fingernails
• Faint or NO pulse
• Extremely small “pinpoint” pupils

In the even of a known or suspected overdose:​

1. Administer naloxone (an extremely effective medication that stops opioid overdoses and saves lives!)
2. Call 911
3. Watch the person closely. If breathing does not resume within one minute, administer naloxone again
4. Wait with the person for Emergency Services to arrive

Treatment Resouces

Questions to ask recovery/treatment providers:

• What should we expect from treatment?
• How long is the treatment?
• What treatment options are available?
• How do I know which treatment is best for me or my loved one?
• Is your program licensed and accredited?
• Is your program licensed and accredited?
• Is your program inpatient or outpatient?
• Tell me about the enviornment at the facility?
• Do you treat multiple disorders (such as addiction and mental health)?
• Do you have medical doctors on staff to treat other medical or mental health issues?
• If your program is a good fit, how soon can we begin treatment?
• What are my payment options?
• How do you involve the family during and after treatment?
• Do you provide follow-up care once initial treatment is over?

Agape Inc. (Cherokee Health)
865-525-1661
428 E. Scott Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917
www.cherokeehealth.com/patientservices/addiction-services

Bradford Health
888-577-0012
301 S. Gallaher View Road SW, Suite 300
Knoxville, TN 37919
www.bradfordhealth.com

Buffalo Valley
931-796-5427
501 Park Avenue South
Hohenwald, TN 37919
www.buffalovalley.org

Care Connect
865-474-1299
7220 Wellington Drive
Knoxville, TN
https://www.facebook.com/CareConnectTN/

Centerpointe (Helen Ross McNabb)
865-541-6959
5310 Ball Camp Pike, Knoxville, TN
https://mcnabbcenter.org/substance-use-treatment/

Cherokee Health
865-231-4477
Addiction services, social services, dental services, behavioral care. Multiple locations across Tennessee
https://www.cherokeehealth.com/

Cornerstone of Recovery
866-865-3689
4726 Airport Highway
Louisville, TN 37777
Detox/inpatient/outpatient
www.cornerstoneofrecovery.com

Goodman Center
866-865-3689 / 865-481-6170 ext. 1298
116 Concord Road Suite 100
Farragut, TN 37934 
https://www.facebook.com/goodmancenter/

Great Starts
865-544-5068 ext. 1455
Residential/outpatient for women with children 
https://mcnabbcenter.org/

Helen Ross McNabb IOP Hamilton County
423-266-6751
601 Cumberland Street
Chattanooga, TN 37404
https://mcnabbcenter.org/

Helen Ross McNabb IOP Hamblen County
423-581-2411
320 W. 3rd North Street
Morristown, TN 37814
https://mcnabbcenter.org/

Helen Ross McNabb IOP Women
865-637-9711
205 W. Springdale Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37917
https://mcnabbcenter.org/

Helen Ross McNabb IOP Men
865-637-9711
205 W. Springdale Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37917
https://mcnabbcenter.org/

Helen Ross McNabb Co-ed IOP Campbell County
423-377-5446
330 Money Maker Lane
Jacksboro, TN 37757
https://mcnabbcenter.org/

Helen Ross McNabb Co-Ed IOP Blount County
865-637-9711
1012 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804
https://mcnabbcenter.org/

JourneyPure Knoxville Norris & Cedar Bluff
Outpatient treatment specializing in dual-diagnosis
www.knoxvilleoutpatientrehab.com

LeConte Recovery (Wellness Group of Tennessee)
865-219-1513
10341 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922

MIST – Mothers & Infants Sober Together (Ridgeview)
Anderson & Roane County
www.ridgeview.com/services/adult-services/mothers-infants-sober-together

MOMS (Helen Ross McNabb)
Performs assessments and links wraparound services
https://mcnabbcenter.org/

New Leaf Recovery
931-432-7818 or 877-567-6051
Cookeville, TN
Detox/inpatient
www.vbhcs.org/locations/cookeville

Peninsula Intensive Outpatient
865-970-9800
www.peninsulabehavioralhealth.org/adult-intensive-outpatient-programs

Recovery Strategies
865-966-3869
120 Center Park Drive, Suite 9
Knoxville, TN 37922
www.recoverystrategies.net

Ridgeview
800-834-4178
24 Hour Crisis Support: 800-870-5481
Specializes in co-occurring disorders Oak Ridge with satellites in Campbell, Morgan, Roane, & Scott Counties
www.ridgeview.com

Silver Linings (Helen Ross McNabb)
865-320-3744
After Hours: 865-637-9711
Meets at East TN Children’s Hospital
Monday through Thursday 6 to 9pm
www.mcnabbcenter.org

Susannah’s House
865-200-4759
Faith-based, women’s outpatient services 923 Dameron Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37921
www.susannahshouse.org

Teen Challenge 
865-546-8933
Faith-based
3127 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue
Knoxville, TN
www.teenchallengeusa.com

Westbrook
865-769-2600
930 Adell Ree Park Lane
Knoxville, TN 37909
www.westbrookmed.com

Women in Treatment Peninsula Lighthouse
865-970-9800
1451 Dowell Springs Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37909
www.peninsulabehavioralhealth.org/womenintreatment