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RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE

REDUCE THE STIGMA

YOU CAN SAVE A LIFE

Our Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists are here to help!
Tennessee's ROPS serve all 95 counties as points of contact for free training and education on opioid overdose and for overdose reversal through the distribution of naloxone (Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication). The ROPS have different backgrounds, including peer nurses in recovery, paramedics, and Certified Peer Recovery Specialists. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has more than 20 ROPS operating in 13 regional divisions across the state. The ROPS are employees of their local Substance Abuse Prevention Coalitions and are equipped to connect people with treatment and recovery resources.

53,000+

Documented lives saved. Actual number believed to be much higher due to under-reporting.

300,000+

Units of naloxone distributed. Each unit of naloxone contains 2 doses.

300,000+

Individuals trained on naloxone usage, brain science of addiction, stigma, and compassion fatigue.

What IS Naloxone?

International Overdose Awareness Day Tribute

FREE ROPS TRAINING COVERS
 

  • State of TN overdose trends/statistics & county data

  • The Science of Addiction

  • Harm Reduction and Reducing Stigma

  • Identifying and responding to an overdose

  • How to use intranasal naloxone (Narcan, Kloxxado) to reverse an opioid-involved overdose

ANYONE CAN BE TRAINED!

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To schedule a training or for questions see below for your ROPS contact information. 

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To find your local ROPS to get more information about a training in your county, click here!

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We host 4 Online Overdose Prevention/Reversal Trainings for our Region once a month. REGION 5N1 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart, Sumner

YOUR ROPS

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Amber Jones 

​615-636-7840

ajones@cheathamcoalition.org

Chelsey Wright 

​615-988-1175

cwright@cheathamcoalition.org

ONLINE TRAININGS

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1st Friday of each month at 2 PM CST, click here to join zoom

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3rd Monday of each month at 5 PM CST, click here to join zoom

Chelsey Wright interviewed with Clarksville NOW to talk about overdose in Clarksville Montgomery County, TN. Click here for the full article!

Chelsey Wright interviewed with WKRN 2 News to talk about overdose in Cheatham County, TN. Click here for the full article!

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