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13A statenews Mrs.WilmaCarver CharlesL.Steeleanda Tri-StarSkylineMedical Center. TheDavidsonCounty nativewasthedaughter ofthelateWilliamEdgar andNellieSpearsCarver. Shehadalongcareerin Bankingandlaterwith retailsales.Shewasa truesupermomwhenit cametoherloveforhome andfamily. Sheissurvivedbya (Gary)BlountandSandy Shewasprecededin FrankCarverandGuy Carver. ACelebrationofLife Ceremonywillbecon- SpringHillFuneralHome.

Thefamilywillvisitwith servicetime.Burialwill beintheHistoricSpring HillCemetery. Memorialsmaybe madetotheAlzheimers Arrangementshave beenentrustedtoSpring (615)865-1101orvisitour websiteatspringhillin- WILMACARVER STEELE IVYJADESTAGGS Saturday.Service12Noon. CheathamCountyFuneral amcountyfh.com vice10a.m.Saturday,at WoodfinMemorialChapel, finchapel.com RUTHSYMMES nashvillefuneralandcrema- tion.com;(615)256-1605. JANETALBERT LawnFuneralHomeCha- ThompsonWelch; p.m.VisitationSaturday, followatTerrellBroady 244-4755. CHARLESH.

Mr.DonaldRayTaylor, 27,2014. TheDavidsonCounty nativewasthesonofthe lateCharlesClintonand AlineAgnesJonesTaylor. Hewasretiredfromthe KrogerCompanyand laterdeliveredforQueen AnneFlorist.Heenjoyed westernmovies.He enjoyedbeingwithpeople andmakingthemlaugh. Heissurvivedby DonnaFayeTaylor, Devonne(Michael) Debi(Chris)Arlineand and10great-grandchil- dren. AMemorialservicewill beconductedSaturday, atSpringHillFuneral officiating.Thefamily willvisitwithfriends from11a.m.untilservice time.

Arrangementshave beenentrustedtoSpring (615)865-1101orvisitour websiteatspringhillfh. com. DONALDR.TAYLOR MURDISTAYLOR vice12p.m.Saturday.Cha- pelofHighFuneralHome, (931)473-2137. rejectedearlierthisyearandacompet- ingbidwasacceptedbyauctionorga- nizers.NeXovationhaschallengedthe salewithEuropeanUnionauthorities, butafinaldecisionhasnotbeen reached. nowshifttoredevelopingtheracetrack, whichhasbeenlargelydormantsince the2011racingseason.NeXovation CEORobertSextonsaidhiscompany yondjustthepurchaseprice.However, hewouldnotrevealanyfurtherinvest- mentamountsbeyondthesaleprice.He saidhisteamhasbeenexploringapur- chaseofthetrackfornearlytwoyears.

speedwayandturnitintoa52-week-a- yearvenuededicatednotonlytomotor- ingalotmoreinfrastructureonthe propertyandalotofdifferentopportu- SpecificsofhowtheSuperspeedway willbeusedarestillbeingfinalizedand furtherannouncementsareexpected ficialssaid. Sextonsaidthefacilitycouldopen forneweventsbytheendoftheyear. cludingthepatentedFlatWiretechnol- mountedwiringtechnologydesigned andmilitaryindustries.Sextondevel- opedthetechnologymorethantwodec- adesago. Localreaction Aftertheconstructionofthepark, DoverMotorsportshadsuppliedaletter ofcreditthatthecountyholdstokeep thecountyfromriskincaseofacompa- nyfailure. WilsonCountyMayorRandallHutto saidhewouldexpectNeXovationto backcreditontheSuperspeedwaythe sameway.

somethinggoingonispositiveforWil- workingonfundingtheexpansion alsoadamantthattheNeXovationteam willnotaskforincentivestohelpfund theexpansion. tomakeaprofitandwebelieveinour businessbeingonthehookforanyof NashvilleSuperspeedwayfirst openedin2001andissituatedonalmost 1.33-mileconcretetrackhasaperma- aslightingfornighttimeevents.Sexton saidthefacilitycouldbeexpandedout configuration. tialimpactfromtheSuperspeedway, butthenhadasteadydeclineinbusi- nessevenbeforeitclosed. attractsomecarshowsandotherattrac- G.C.Hixson,executivedirectorof therdevelopmentalongInterstate840. notanexposuretothecountyforthe debtontheproject.Financially,itwasa gooddealthenforthecountyandit'sa StateRep.MarkPody,wholivesnear somejobsandhelpsbringintourists, thatisgoingtohelpWilsonCounty.The AustinDilloncelebratesafterwinningatNashvilleSuperspeedwayin2011.Thenewowners’attentionwillshiftto JAES.LEE/THETENNESSEAN DEAL CONTINUEDFROM 1A 70 231 40 65 24 Exit 65 Nashville Superspeedway that75percentofheroin usersinrecentyears werefirstintroducedto opioidsthroughpre- scriptiondrugs.That’sa reversalfromthe1960s, when80percentofusers startedwithheroin.

useisnotsimplyanin- ner-cityproblemamong minoritypopulationsbut nowextendstowhite, middle-classpeopleliv- ingoutsideoflargeur- centusersexhibitthe samedrugusepatterns asthoseabusingpre- WashingtonUniversity professorsconcludedin thearticle. ourdataindicatethat manyheroinuserstran- sitionedfromprescrip- Peopleaddictedto prescriptiondrugswill needaccesstoeffective forthestatestrategyto work. Whilestateofficials willnotdetailspecifics oftheseven-pointplan manfortheTennessee DepartmentofMental HealthandSubstance AbuseServicessaid treatmentisakeycom- ponent. cognizantoftheheroin heroinuseandabuseis- suethatweareseeing, thisreportisreallyfo- cusingonprescription spokesmanMichael Rabkinsaid. Changingmindsets Theplanfollowsase- riesofeffortsinrecent yearstoaddressthe ingnewlawstobetter trackthesupplyofad- dictivemedicationsand moredisciplinaryac- tionsagainstdoctors whooverprescribe them.

opportunitytolookatev- erythingthatwehave beendoingandputitall underoneumbrella, Theannouncementis settooccurlessthana monthafteracommittee ofphysiciansappointed bytheTennesseecom- missionerofhealth agreedonnewphysician guidelinesforprescrib- ingopioids.Theguide- linessetlimitsondaily dosesdoctorscanpre- outprotocolsforgiving thedrugstowomenof childbearingageandes- tablishnewcertification requirementsforpain medicinespecialists. Joiningthegovernor fortheannouncement willbeCommissionerof MentalHealthandSub- stanceAbuseServices E.DouglasVarney, HealthCommissioner missionerofSafetyand HomelandSecurityBill reauofInvestigationDi- rectorMarkGwynand DavidsonCriminal CourtJudgeSethW.Nor- man. sevencomprehensive andcoordinatedgoals involvingtheentire stateandavarietyofdif- ferentstatedepart- mentstoreallytackle thisissuemovingfor- alsowilldependon changinghowpeople thinkaboutpills. painandyoutalktoyour auntoryouruncleand paintoo.Whydon’tyou takesomeofthismedi- thingthatwewantpeo- ReachTomWilemonat 615-726-5961andonTwitter PILLS CONTINUEDFROM 1A reallyfocusing onprescription MICHAELRABKIN TENNESSEEDEPARTMENT OFMENTALHEALTH ANDSUBSTANCEABUSE SERVICES Abill pushedbyRep.Marsha Blackburntocurbpre- scriptiondrugabuse clearedaHousepanel Wednesday. healthsubcommitteeof theHouseEnergyand CommerceCommittee approvedthemeasure, whichaimstobalancethe needtokeepdrugsaway fromabuserswhileensur- ingcontinuedaccessto patientswithagenuine need.

TheEn- suringPa- tientAccess andEffec- tiveDrug Enforce- mentAct wasintro- ducedearlierthisyearby Rep.TomMarino,R-Pa. WelchofVermontandJu- dyChuofCalifornia.The billnowgoestothefull EnergyandCommerce burnisvicechairman. Akeypartofthepro- posedlegislationclarifies theControlledSub- easierfortheDrugEn- forcementAdministra- tiontosuspendnarcotics licensesofthoseinthe supplychainwhoseac- tionshaveshownthey alsowouldestablisha workinggroupofindus- andrepresentativesof federalandstateenforce- mentagenciestodevelop strategiesforreducing drugdiversionandabuse. AccordingtotheCen- tersforDiseaseControl halfofdrug-overdose deathsarerelatedtopre- scriptionpainkillers. Studiesalsohavefound abuseofprescriptionpain drugsiscontributingtoa resurgenceinheroinad- diction.

abuseisanepidemic needstobeacleardistinc- tionbetweenthelegiti- matepharmaceuticalsup- plychainthatdirectly servespatientsandthe criminalswhoaredivert- ingandsellingillegal drugs.Supplychain stakeholdersneedfur- therguidanceonhowto collaboratemoreeffec- tivelywithlawenforce- ReachPaulC.Bartonat Billfightsprescriptionabuse Drugmeasure seekssolution ByPaulC.Barton TennesseanWashingtonBureau Blackburn.