Next Medication Take Back Event

Saturday, April 11 from 10 AM - 2 PM


Carter County: Elizabethton Chamber of Commerce
Johnson County: Mountain City Town Hall 
Trade Fire Department  
Laurel Bloomery Fire Department 
Butler Fire Department
Shady Valley Fire Department
Sullivan County: Bristol Police Department Municipal Parking Lot
Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office
Washington County:Johnson City Police Department
Jonesborough Fire Hall

Thanks to the great work of too many to name!

House repeals Intractable Pain Act, last stop Haslam

                                                                                      Nick Shepard / March 19, 2015




Almost to the Governor's desk. Please ask him to sign it ASAP!

Help Repeal the Intractable Pain Treatment Act

Following the passage of the Intractable Pain Treatment Act in 2001, the Federal Government sued pharmaceutical companies for misrepresenting the addictive properties of pain medications and won.

Watch the video to understand Pill Mills...
...then contact your legislator


Prevention Alliance of Tennessee Has Identified Legislative Issues

When coalitions across Tennessee joined together to create the Prevention Alliance of Tennessee (PAT), the main interest was to discuss shared legislative issues  across the state. The issues identified by PAT for the 2015 legislative session are:
  • Advocate for the repeal of the Intractable Pain Treatment Act
  • Advocate for enhanced rules to regulate pain clinics to ensure they discourage illegal practices and increase standards of quality
  • Oppose legalization of marijuana until guidelines have been established (based on EFFECTIVE state models)
  • Advocate for sustainable funding for prevention coalition sustainability
For more information on the Intractable Pain Treatment Act and Marijuana, white papers can be found on their website.

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