If you or your organization is interested in getting trained and are located in the following counties: Williamson, Wilson, Trousdale, Rutherford, and Cannon please reach out to TN 5N2 Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists
Brittany Laborde at 615.586.1409 or email [email protected]
Will Taylor at 615.203.9066 or email [email protected]
This program is provided through a grant at the Tennesse
e Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services which is designed to increase awareness across Tennessee on the dangers of opioids and stimulants, and the available resources for opioid overdose prevention. Training is provided to anyone in Tennessee at no charge through Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists (ROPS) who reach all 95 counties. ROPS provide training to individuals and groups on the substance misuse in Tennessee, the brain science of addiction, and how to recognize and respond to an overdose, including how to use the life-saving drug naloxone. This training certifies an individual under the Tennessee Good Samaritan Law. This program provides naloxone to eligible individuals as designated by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. To be eligible for a naloxone kit through this program, an individual must be risk for/close to someone at high risk of an opioid overdose and cannot get naloxone through other resources, such as insurance. The TN Save a Life program prioritizes direct distributions to individuals. If an agency works with an individual who they identify as potentially eligible for a naloxone kit, they can connect the individual to the Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists (ROPS) for additional information.
