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OVERDOSES DON'T HAVE TO BE FATAL

RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE

RECOVERY WORKS

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.

44,000+

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?

FREE ROPS TRAINING COVERS
 

  • Causes and Impacts of the Overdose Epidemic

  • Impact of Substance Misuse on the Brain

  • Harm Reduction Principles

  • Recognizing and Responding to an Overdose

  • How to administer naloxone

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!

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

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

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

1st Thursday of each month at 4 PM CST, click here

3rd Wednesday of each month at 12 PM CST, click here

YOUR ROPS

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Amber Jones 

​615-636-7840

E-mail: ajones@cheathamcoalition.org

Chelsey Wright 

​615-988-1175

E-mail: cwright@cheathamcoalition.org

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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