This is the second of three parts in a series by Adams Publishing Group newspapers about the nation’s ongoing and evolving opioid crisis. Part 2 looks at treatment options for people addicted to opioids and the availability of those services.
Tucked between a barber shop and an antiques store along a dark highway into Knoxville, the Flatiron Club is easy to miss driving by at night. Its only announcement, completely invisible in the dark, is a small, unlit sign above the door.
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Wilson, a 27-year-old from the struggling town of Jellico, on the Kentucky border, has been in recovery from opioid addiction for nearly three years. "It took me a long time to get where I am now," he said. "I'm the happiest I've been in my entire life."
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