Our Impact
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The Opioid Crisis
Amid the worst drug crisis in history, women are being impacted in record numbers by actively using illicit prescription opioids. Opioids are typically used for pain. After taking an opioid, the onset of pain relief is typically slower in women than men. This may lead women to take more opioids than prescribed to relieve pain. This can also lead to women developing an Opioid Use Disorder more rapidly than men, even when using lower doses for shorter time periods.
Women receive 65% of all opioid prescriptions. Illicit opioid misusage is dangerous, especially for pills that include fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than morphine. Women admitted to Renewal House often test positive for fentanyl. In Tennessee in 2023, there were 3985 overdose deaths and more than 70% of them involved fentanyl.
Source: NWHN/SAMSHA
Long Term Impact
For the children, our early intervention and prevention services lessen their probability of developing a substance use disorder and other adolescent behavioral health problems.
Renewal House Impacts Systems
Simply put, Renewal House is the best option for care and a great investment for the community. Renewal House saves taxpayer dollars by decreasing the number of children in foster care, decreasing the number of women incarcerated, decreasing the cost of healthcare services via frequent use of the emergency room and increasing the number of women able to contribute to the workforce.