New opioid treatment centers provide ‘safe space’ for recovery
Patrick Foster, a certified peer recovery specialist, speaking with Lisa Connell, regional director for Crossroads during Tuesday's opening of Crossroads Treatment Center at 2605 Nonconnah Blvd. (courtesy Crossroads Treatment Center)
Tennessee ranks fifth in the nation for death rate due to opioid use. Two new treatment centers have opened to increase treatment for Memphians suffering from opioid addiction.
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Opioid Epidemic Crossroads Treatment Centers UTHSC Addiction treatment Baptist Memorial Health CareAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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