NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that reported overdose deaths dropped significantly across the U.S. last year — including in Tennessee.
The CDC found that across the United States, reported drug overdose deaths were down by 25.6%. In Tennessee, there was a 31.14% reduction in the number of reported opioid deaths.
“It’s not a moral failing,” Matthew Peters with the Metro Public Health Department said. “It’s a problem. It’s an addiction.”…