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Dialogue: The State of the Opioid Crisis in Tennessee

The Metro Drug Coalition just held its annual East Tennessee Opioid Conference.
WUOT's Chrissy Keuper spoke with:

Dr. Maranda Williams of the Knox County Health Department and Coordinator for the Overdose Fatality Review Team, part of the All4Knox Initiative;
Dr. James Choo, owner and Medical Director of Pain Consultants of East Tennessee;
Dr. Stanton Elseroad, Emergency Physician and Assistant Medical Director of the University of Tennessee Medical Center (selseroad@utmck.edu); and
Dr. Eric Penniman, Executive Medical Director of Summit Medical Group.

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Chrissy served as WUOT's News Director and host of monthly public affairs talk show Dialogue from late 2021 to early 2023. Her first job with the station was as weekend student announcer while earning her bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee. She had previously been the station's local host for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered news programs; occasionally filled in as host for WUOT's Morning and Afternoon Concerts; and won multiple awards for her interviews, feature stories, and Dialogue.