Category: Addiction & Overdose

Experts agree that medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), such as the use of buprenorphine, are the “gold standard” in treating opioid use disorders (OUD). However, access barriers to vital MOUD medications containing buprenorphine (e.g., Suboxone) remain. In late 2022, the Behavioral Health Foundation conducted an independent statewide secret shopping study to assess access to prescribed buprenorphine for MOUD at Tennessee pharmacies. Our Chief Executive Officer, Elliot Pinsly, was invited to present the results to an audience of leading addiction medicine professionals at the 2023 Mid-South Addiction Conference at Vanderbilt University.

NASHVILLE – On the first day of November 2021, Commissioner Marie Williams from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) and Director Stephen Smith from the Bureau of TennCare presented budget proposals for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 to Governor Bill Lee and team at the State Capitol. Across both budget proposals (scroll down for the links), the clear winner was the mental health and well-being of Tennesseans with more than $110 million in new funding proposed related to behavioral health needs.

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