Tennessee Code Title 33. Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities § 33-10-103

(1) The prevention of alcoholism and drug dependence should be accomplished in a number of ways, including public education concerning the causes, symptoms and nature of alcoholism and drug dependence. In order to so educate the public, the department shall prepare and distribute suitable educational material to the schools and interested members of the public, render assistance to suitable local agencies and provide activities promoting public interest in and information about substance abuse and dependence;

(2) As a component of the program described in subdivision (b)(1), the department, in coordination with the department of education, shall increase efforts to educate and raise public awareness of the dangers of methamphetamine manufacture and abuse, including, but not limited to, distribution of public information materials designed to oppose methamphetamine abuse and shall direct persons suffering from the effects of methamphetamine abuse to proper treatment resources;

(4) Individuals who receive alcohol or drug abuse services should be required to pay the reasonable cost of counseling, assistance, treatment or rehabilitation furnished to them; however, no one should be refused assistance because of the inability to pay for such services.