NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — At least nine overdoses were reported at an apartment complex in North Nashville earlier this week.

The overdoses reportedly took place on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at Andrew Jackson Courts, which is a public housing complex. While there were no deaths reported, the incident shows that the drug overdose problem is alive in the Volunteer State.

"In Tennessee, in 2023, there were roughly 2.4 overdoses every hour," said Joyce Craig with the Cheatham County Coalition.

It's something Anthony Clark has experienced first-hand.

"She was crying and said, 'He's not breathing. Can you get to him?'" Clark told News 2, recalling the night his son died.

In 2021, Clark lost his son, Quintenn, to an overdose. He said it's an agony that he'll never forget.

"That's the worst day of my

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