Tennessee Outpatient Detox in the Media

Tennessee Outpatient Detox provides clinical withdrawal management services and education related to substance use, detoxification, and recovery. Our team may contribute expert perspective to media coverage involving withdrawal, emerging substances, addiction treatment, and related public health issues.

Featured media coverage

WSMV 4 Nashville

September 23, 2026

By Sam Olsen

News report

Kratom, withdrawal and detox

Why did Tennessee ban kratom? What to know about ‘gas station heroin’ in wake of Ole Miss students deaths

WSMV spoke with Tennessee Outpatient Detox about kratom use, withdrawal and detox concerns as Tennessee’s kratom ban and emerging kratom-related products received renewed attention.

The report includes comments from Steven Wienk of Tennessee Outpatient Detox regarding patients seeking treatment for kratom withdrawal and concerns surrounding products sold at gas stations and other retailers.

Read the WSMV report Understanding kratom withdrawal

Links open independent media reports. Coverage does not imply an endorsement of Tennessee Outpatient Detox.

Providing perspective on withdrawal and emerging substances

Substance use trends can change quickly as new products, formulations, and substances become available. Tennessee Outpatient Detox works directly with patients experiencing withdrawal from alcohol, opioids, kratom and other substances.

Our clinical experience can help provide context around withdrawal symptoms, treatment considerations, emerging substance-use trends, and the role of medically supervised withdrawal management as part of the broader recovery process.

Tennessee Outpatient Detox provides outpatient withdrawal management in Brentwood, Tennessee, serving people in Nashville and the surrounding Middle Tennessee area.

Media inquiries

Journalists and media organizations seeking background information or expert perspective on withdrawal management, detoxification, kratom, opioids, alcohol, emerging substances, or addiction treatment may contact Tennessee Outpatient Detox.

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