Cookeville City Council voted unanimously Thursday to amend the zoning code, clarifying the rules for where certain medical facilities, including methadone clinics, could locate. But after the vote, multiple council members made it clear that they do not want a methadone facility in Cookeville. Mayor Laurin Wheaton said the city’s current zoning rules were too restrictive and considered discriminatory under ... Read More »
The Cookeville Planning Commission denied a request Monday night to rezone a South Willow Avenue parcel for the purpose of creating a methadone clinic. Fifteen different people spoke during the public comment discussion about the clinic, with twelve of them speaking against the clinic. Cedar Recovery wants to change a 0.86 parcel of land from Commercial-Industrial Mixed Use to Medical ... Read More »
The Cookeville Planning Commission will consider next month amending the zoning code to allow methadone clinics to operate in Medical Services zoning districts. Community Development Director Jon Ward said methadone clinics can be built in Medical Services districts in ‘use upon appeal’ exemptions. Methadone is an FDA-approved medication used to treat Opioid Use Disorder and also used for pain management. ... Read More »
The need for drug rehabilitation programs in the Upper Cumberland is great and so is the need for the region to focus on the stigma surrounding addiction. That according to Shane Farris. Farris is Campus Director of the Substance Use Treatment Program At Volunteer Behavioral Health. A planned Opioid Treatment facility will not be built in Overton County after an ... Read More »
Cedar Recovery has opened its newest addiction recovery center in Cookeville. Chief Medical Officer Stephen Loyd said they offer medication for opioid abuse treatment, behavioral therapy, and treatment plans. Loyd said very few substance abusers seek treatment and judgment has a lot to do with that. “The biggest thing we have to overcome is stigma,” Loyd said. “Only about one ... Read More »
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