In Tennessee, there was an estimated 44% spike in overdose deaths from December 2019 to December 2020. Author: Rebecca Butcher Updated: 10:08 PM CDT July 19, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Drug overdoses are climbing across the U.S. and right here in Shelby County, hurting livelihoods and ripping families apart.
Overdoses can affect anyone no matter what side of town you live on. It’s likely impacting someone you know or someone they know.
“Before I even got clean I wanted to do physical therapy and then once I experienced addiction and went and got treatment and everything I thought I kind of want to do like human therapy,” said Kathyrn Reed, who is in recovery and is a mental health therapist.