Not What the Doctor Ordered.wmv

The abuse of prescription drugs is quickly becoming an epidemic. They're easy to get and simple to distribute. Gone are the days when people need to go to a seedy street corner to get high. Now, they just need to go to a medicine cabinet or visit the doctor.

While many communities are just beginning to figure out how to handle this legal drug problem, anti-drug groups in Tennessee have had a head start. For years, Tennessee held the unwanted distinction as the nation's top state for prescription drug abuse. That is changing, thanks to hard work and cooperation.

The people from Tennessee will share their experiences during this hour-long MCTFT broadcast. There will be no expert panel discussion, just advice from the people in the field.

Learn how citizens in Tennessee discovered the problem and took control. Hear from coalition leaders, law enforcement, doctors, pharmacists, insurance executives, and others. See what they did so you can bring it into your own communities.

This video won a Bronze Telly Award in the social issues category.

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News & Politics

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• MCTFT
• drugs
• drug
• prescription
• abuse
• Tennessee
• Roane
• Knoxville
• oxy
• oxycontin
• oycodone
• law
• medicare
• fraud
• doctor shopping
• pharmacy
• doctor
• emergency
• pharmacist
• coalition
• addict
• addiction
• treatment

[willeng84]

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU CAN DO FOR CHATTANOOGA TN.......PUT A CAP ON THE METHADONE AT THE CLINICS........MY GOD!! I have NEVER heard such horror stories on the west coast, I go to Vegas or LA NOTHING like TN.......OC's EVERYWHERE, the state pretty much OPENS they're trap house (methadone clinic) AND LETS GET IT!!!! Yall are bigger crooks then heroin dealers AND YOU FUCKING KNOW IT!!!

[willeng84]

TN is one of the worst.....

[rockbay79]

The pain in the eyes of the Mother of Clayton is just so sad. I feel so sorry for her, she seems so nice.