Metro Drug Coalition

05/20/2026

This Friday, the Workforce Re-entry Bus will be will at the Gateway with one-on-one help to eliminate barriers for those looking to re-enter the workplace.

Their services include:
- Resumes (print and digital copies)
- Workforce Trainings
- & Other re-entry services

Details: Friday, May 22nd from 1:00 - 4:00pm

If you or someone you know is interested in participating, fill out this form to save your spot: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/htsE9yH837

05/19/2026

Save the Date! International Overdose Awareness Day 2026 will be happening August 31st, from 3:00-7:00 PM at Market Square.

More details to come...

05/16/2026

At the Gateway, our gym provides a space for our recovery community to build strength, build good habits and find support along the way.

Is there a space that helped you in your recovery?

05/13/2026

Webster Bailey, our executive director, had the pleasure of giving Troy Sandifer, the owner founder of H.U.S.T.L.E. Recovery, and his colleague John Hughes, a tour of the Gateway yesterday. He showed them around and discussed how we are creating a healthy recovery community in Knoxville.

We were delighted when Webster received a text from Troy later that day saying "What you are doing is what recovery is supposed to look like."

Hustle Recovery

05/06/2026

Check out what's keeping us busy at Metro Drug Coalition!

🚒 Overdose Awareness Training with Rural Metro Fire - Knox County

🌻 April's Community Coalition meeting

🌱 Flourish Training on Group Engagement

🚸 Held our Healing Starts Here: A Community Response to ACEs conference

💊 DEA Medication Takeback

🥤 Team Building with ASAP of Anderson

🌼 Sources of Strength at UTK Event

🚨 Overdose Awareness training with Knox County Probation

💊 Overdose Awareness Training with South College students & Amachi Knoxville mentors

05/04/2026

Metro Drug Coalition is featured in this article by The New York Times about how different organizations in Knoxville are working together to combat new and emerging substances.

We are grateful for our partnerships with the Knox County Regional Forensic Center and the Knoxville Police Department - TN as we work to reduce overdose deaths in our community.

Unusual opioids are infiltrating street drugs. Knoxville’s top forensic doctor is on the front lines, pressing to quickly identify the most lethal.

05/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for National Fentanyl Awareness Day!

Song for Charlie
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

04/29/2026

Thank you to everyone that attended our Healing Starts Here: A Community Response to ACEs conference! It was great to see our community's passion for education on ACEs and building resiliency.

Thank you to all our amazing speakers:
Kristen Robinson
Captain Paul Trumpore
Ashley Clotfelter
Dr. Kimberly Hicks
Carly Pearson
Jonathyn Elliot
Anika Gaskill
Allison Cooke Douglas

Community Health Council
Cumberland Heights
Cornerstone of Recovery
Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee
Tdmhsas Office of Faith-Based Initiatives
Real Good Kitchen

04/29/2026

See you at today's National Fentanyl Awareness Day event!

📅 April 29, 2026
⏰ 3:00 - 5:00PM
📍The Gateway - 530 W Fifth Ave *
*Please plan to park at St. John’s Lutheran Church, located at 544 North Broadway

For more details visit: eventbrite.com/e/fentanyl-awareness-day-tickets-1987424081929?aff=oddtdtcreator

04/24/2026

04/24/2026

Get involved in overdose prevention in our community at National Fentanyl Awareness day!

Representatives from Song for Charlie, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and Metro Drug Coalition will be discussing fentanyl use in our community and helping us identify resources for those in need. Afterwards, we'll have time to connect with others in our community.

April 29, 2026
3:00 - 5:00PM
The Gateway - 530 W Fifth Ave *
*Please plan to park at St. John’s Lutheran Church, located at 544 North Broadway

eventbrite.com/e/fentanyl-awareness-day-tickets-1987424081929?aff=oddtdtcreator