METRO DRUG COALITION INC
4930 LYONS VIEW PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37919 www.metrodrug.org

Total Revenue
$2,349,210
Total Expenses
$1,157,977
Net Assets
$1,761,997

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE GREATER KNOXVILLE COMMUNITY BY REDUCING THE USE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS THROUGH POLICY, SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT CHANGE.

TO REDUCE OVERDOSE DEATHS AND PREVENTING FURTHER HARM TO THOSE WHO ARE IN ACTIVE ADDICTION TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON NALOXONE AND TREATMENT RESOURCES. THE GRANT ALSO TARGETS MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO PRESCRIBE NARCOTICS WITH EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON CO-PRESCRIBING NALOXONE WHEN WRITING CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES THATMAY CONTRIBUTE TO AN OVERDOSE.

TO ASSESS SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION NEEDS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, SELECT EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO BOTH PREVENT UNNECESSARY PRESCRIBING TO PREVENT THE ONSET AND REDUCE POTENTIAL ADDICTION AND ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE RELATED ISSUES IN THE KNOXVILLE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PREVENTING EXPOSURE TO UNBORN BABIES THROUGH THE USE OF THE BORN DRUG FREE TENNESSEE CAMPAIGN.

TO INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE BY TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS WITH THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO INTERVENE DURING A MENTAL HEALTH EPISODE THROUGH APPROPRIATE INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Karen PershingEXECUTIVE DI40$84,343
Bob ThomasDIRECTOR0.5$0
Bob ThomasDIRECTOR0.5$0
Eve ThomasDIRECTOR0.5$0
Charles SwansonDIRECTOR0.5$0
Tom SpanglerDIRECTOR0.5$0
Robin SextonDIRECTOR0.5$0
Elizabeth SherrodDIRECTOR0.5$0
Indya KincannonDIRECTOR0.5$0
Ernie RobertsDIRECTOR0.5$0
Andrew RobertoDIRECTOR0.5$0
Hilde PhippsDIRECTOR0.5$0
Brittany MccaffertyDIRECTOR0.5$0
Eric LuttonDIRECTOR0.5$0
Glenn JacobsDIRECTOR0.5$0
Tim IrwinDIRECTOR0.5$0
Elise DennenyDIRECTOR0.5$0
Sharon DavisDIRECTOR0.5$0
Mike CohenDIRECTOR0.5$0
Michele CarringerDIRECTOR0.5$0
Jenny BushkellDIRECTOR0.5$0
Martha BuchananDIRECTOR0.5$0
Webster BaileyDIRECTOR0.5$0
Samuel FrenchDIRECTOR0.5$0
Donald WakeDIRECTOR0.5$0
Randy NicholsDIRECTOR0.5$0
General Charme AllenPAST PRESIDE1$0
Angela FerrieTREASURER1$0
Barbara ShipleySECRETARY1$0
Maha KrishnamurthyVICE PRESIDE1$0
Jim LapinskaPRESIDENT1$0

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