Podcast by the UT SMART Initiative. Host Jeremy Kourvelas speaks with experts from across the recovery ecosystem - representing healthcare, prevention, law enforcement and more - about local, state and federal drug policy to find out what is and isn't working to make this fight against addiction a little easier.
How County Governments Think About Opioid Settlements
It might sound surprising, but back in the 2000s, some of the first people to realize how bad the opioid crisis was becoming were county leaders - if only because county budgets fund most of the services hit directly by the consequences of overdose, like jails, ambulance services, law enforcement, and death investigations. However, what counties typically don’t have are most of the tools to directly prevent, treat and support recovery from substance use disorder. Enter the opioid sett...
4 Sept 2026
Kratom: What It Is and Why Was It Banned in Tennessee?
Arguably the most significant drug policy shift in Tennessee in 2026 was Matthew Davenport’s Law, the complete and total ban on kratom products, which went into effect on July 1st. The law is named after a Chattanooga individual who tragically lost his life in 2024 at the age of 27 to a medication interaction involving kratom and prescribed medications. Matthew Davenport’s Law passed the General Assembly overwhelmingly, with bipartisan support. There was, however, a bipartisan group of ...
7 Jul 2026
Illegal, Unpleasant, Unpatented, and Potentially Life-Saving: the Ibogaine Question
On April 18th, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14401, which directs federal agencies to accelerate research into psychedelic medications for the treatment of serious mental illness, including substance use disorder. One of the most prominent substances mentioned in this EO is the alkaloid ibogaine. As of this podcast episode, ibogaine is a Schedule I controlled substance in the U.S., meaning that legally it is considered to have a high potential for abuse without any known...
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