TN Save a Life Project
Medical Training
The “Tennessee’s Save a Life Project” provides training on opioid use disorders to health professionals on best practices for prescribing opioids, pain management, co-prescribing practices, screening for substance use disorder, referrals to treatment programs, and overdose prevention. The goal is to provide healthcare professionals with the necessary training and skills to better serve their patients and ensure the highest quality of care by:
- Reducing the number of overdose related deaths by improving access and availability of clinical treatment and recovery services
- Expanding access to medication assisted treatment
- Implementing new strategies for pregnant women
- Providing widespread Naloxone distribution
- Training professionals and key stakeholders on opioid use disorders
- Implementing an Overdose Rapid Response System when an outbreak of overdoses occurs
Overdose Prevention
The Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists (ROPS) conduct individual and group training sessions to educate and distribute Naloxone kits to individuals in the community who are affected by opiate use and overdose. If your agency also, works directly with opioid users or if you or a loved one is affected by the opioid crisis, please contact one of our ROPS to schedule a training.
To set up an Overdose Prevention Training and/or learn how to use Narcan to reverse an overdose please contact us:
Tony Hampton (901) 484-1649
David Fuller (901) 484-2852
Individual & Agency and trainings available!