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 has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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