Haslam Introduces Plan to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

Gov. Bill Haslam has introduced a state plan to prevent and treat prescription drug abuse in Tennessee.Prescription for Success will attempt to address what is considered a pervasive issue in the state. Of more than 4.8 million adults in Tennessee, about 5%, or 221,000, have used prescription opioids for nonmedical purposes, according to a state release. Of that group, an estimated 69,100 are addicted to prescription opioids and require treatment.Haslam said in the release that Prescription for Success will “involve different agencies across state government to reduce the misuse and abus...