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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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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