A Recently Released Report By The Tennessee Department Of Health Found Four Area Counties Are Among Ones Reporting High Numbers Of Drug Overdose Deaths. 14-Hundred And 51 Tennesseans Died In 2015, Marking The Highest Death Rate In The State On Record. 62 Tennessee Counties Reported Five Or More Overdose Deaths. Sullivan Reported 35 Overdose Deaths, While Washington Had 30, Hawkins Reported 16, And Carter Had 12.