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Tennessee Still One of the Most Medicated States
Sep 7th
A statewide effort to curbover-prescribing in Tennessee has had a small effect.
A report three years ago listed Tennessee as the most medicated
state.
The Tennessean reports a recent ranking by Forbes found
Tennessee now has the second-highest number of prescriptions per
resident per year.
That is despite a statewide effort that includes a controlled
substance database meant to curb prescription drug abuse and
education programs for physicians about proper prescribing
practices.
Tennesseans now take an average of 16.9 prescriptions a year.
That's compared with a previous high of about 18. The national
average is 11.6 prescriptions a person.
Doctors say the poor health of Tennesseans is one of the reasons
they take so More >
Tennessee Tech building locked down after report of person with bullets
Sep 1st
A report of a person with bullets in a restroom put Tennessee Tech's Johnson Hall on lockdown for about three hours Tuesday.
The report came in around 11 a.m., leading police to evacuate and lock down Johnson Hall. A search of the building turned up nothing suspicious, and there were no reports of any altercations or threats.
Though police found nothing, the evacuation was enough to cancel classes for the afternoon and evening.
Police lifted the lockdown at 2 p.m.
BRIAN HAASTHE TENNESSEAN
