The Distribution of Opioid Resettlement Funds in Northeast Tennessee
Location
Culp Room 217
Start Date
4-6-2022 1:15 PM
End Date
4-6-2022 1:30 PM
Faculty Sponsor’s Department
Other - please list
Public Health
Name of Project's Faculty Sponsor
Robert Pack
Additional Sponsors
Andrea Clements
Competition Type
Non-Competitive
Type
Boland Symposium
Project's Category
Community Health
Abstract or Artist's Statement
Opioid Use Disorder is defined by the NIH as “the chronic use of opioids that causes clinically significant distress or impairment.” 1 Due to a number of factors, the overuse of opioids has become an epidemic in the United States. In recent years there have been a number of lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies and other parties who have benefitted from the proliferation of this issue. In most cases, it is up to the states or local governments who receive these funds to determine their best use. The purpose of this Thesis is to analyze the resources recommended by Ballad Health’s Community Health Needs Assessments, and five additional panels of experts in this field, and to compare these recommendations with available resources, along with making recommendations for the distribution and use of funds coming from a number of lawsuits and settlements.
The Distribution of Opioid Resettlement Funds in Northeast Tennessee
Culp Room 217
Opioid Use Disorder is defined by the NIH as “the chronic use of opioids that causes clinically significant distress or impairment.” 1 Due to a number of factors, the overuse of opioids has become an epidemic in the United States. In recent years there have been a number of lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies and other parties who have benefitted from the proliferation of this issue. In most cases, it is up to the states or local governments who receive these funds to determine their best use. The purpose of this Thesis is to analyze the resources recommended by Ballad Health’s Community Health Needs Assessments, and five additional panels of experts in this field, and to compare these recommendations with available resources, along with making recommendations for the distribution and use of funds coming from a number of lawsuits and settlements.