Champions of Change: Linda Leathers

Published April 21, 2012

Champions of Change: Linda Leathers – As part of the White House series Champions of Change: Reducing Drug Use and Building a Healthier America, Linda Leathers, of The Next Door Chattanooga, discusses her work to provide critical re-entry services to women who are ending their incarceration, including job readiness, life skills and family reunification, education, and substance abuse treatment and recovery support. Seed money for the program was provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

TennCare outlines prescription drug monitoring

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The state has stopped 3 of TennCare's top 10 prescribers of commonly abused pain and mental health drugs from filling prescriptions through the health-care program for the poor and uninsured among other steps to cut down on …
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Use of Ecstasy, Speed by Teens Tied to Later Depression

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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) — Teens who use the party drugs ecstasy (MDMA) and speed (methamphetamine and/or amphetamine) appear to face a notably higher risk of depression afterward, new Canadian research …
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Health-care law preoccupies doctors at TN Medical Association convention

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Closer to home, doctors are grappling with what they call a statewide prescription drug abuse crisis, which has prompted the TMA leadership to consider more public education as a first step to strike back against the health risks.
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