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Gerald DeNeal compares excavating a trench with the LeveeLock system compared with traditional equipment as akin to a surgeon with more advanced technology at his hands.
“Our concept is minimally disturbing,” he said. “It’s like minimally invasive surgery.”
Continuing that comparison, he noted, LeveeLock is also safer, more efficient and more economical.
“First, it is easier to avoid falling into a narrow trench, so it is safer,” he said. “Second, it is much more efficient and less total environmental disturbance to handle the material from a narrow trench than that of a wide trench.”
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Concern grows over addiction treatment inequalities and stigma in Knox County
University of Tennessee Medical Center s Dr. Keith Gray said the rate of overdose deaths in the Black community has increased significantly over five years. Author: Cole Sullivan Updated: 6:39 PM EST February 18, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. After a record-breaking year of drug overdoses in Knox County, the top doctor at the University of Tennessee Medical Center said Thursday that disparities in addiction and treatment appear to be on the rise. Within Knox County, we have a disparity within a disparity, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Keith Gray said.
Speaking at the Metro Drug Coalition s annual East Tennessee Opioid Conference, he said African-Americans have experienced an increased rate of overdose deaths beyond the Knox County spike, calling it a significant increase over the past five years.