Opioid and Stimulant Misuse
In 2021, 3814 Tennesseans lost their lives due a drug overdose. Opioids were involved in 645 of these overdoses with 645 being prescription opioid overdoses. Stimulants, both prescription and illicit, were involved in 2025 of these overdoses. In Sumner County, 93 individuals lost their lives due to drug overdose.
The Sumner Prevention Coalition takes a multi-faceted approach to address this dangerous and alarming trend.
We believe that working from the top-down, with healthcare professionals and pharmacists, to reduce overprescribing and encourage responsible practices and accountability, will have the greatest impact on reducing the easy availability of harmful medications and significantly curb abuse.
The Sumner Prevention Coalition also works closely with our Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists to host regular Overdose Prevention Trainings. Upon completion of this training, individuals will receive a Naloxone kit. Visit tnsavealife.org for dates of upcoming trainings or to scheduled a training for your organization.
Making families, homes, and communities safer.
Many adults and youth do not understand the dangers of prescription drugs. Many often think of them as "safer" because they are prescribed by a doctor. Due to this medications are not properly counted, locked, or destroyed. This is turn creates more accessibility to young people and adults in their homes or community member's homes. To help protect your loved ones and others in the community, make a practice of keeping medications in a secure location and properly disposing of them at one of the several drop box locations in Sumner County. Search for the nearest location here.
If you would like a free medication lock box, please contact info@sumnercoalition.org.
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