More than 115 people die everyday in the United States of an opioid overdose, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. 

Tennessee is a hard-hit state with 1,304 opioid overdose deaths in 2018, according to the Tennessee Department of Health.   

The misuse of opioids, including prescription pain relievers and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and illegal drugs like heroin, is a serious national public health crisis.