UTHSC widens opioid study to add focus in Frayser
‘I wanted to be part of this,’ said pastor Charlie Caswell
“We’re here to address what happened to them and focus on everything that may have led up to them abusing drugs,” said Charlie Caswell in his office at Impact Baptist Church and Ministries in Frayser, Jan. 20, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
With feet on the ground and money for Uber rides, researchers hope to stop barriers that keep Black people out of treatment.
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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