Two Charged with Crimes in Aftermath of OD Death
In the aftermath of a woman’s overdose death on Saturday, East Ridge police have charged two people with crimes. Nicolaas Coffelt, 37, of...
Opioid Use Overtakes Tobacco
More adults in the U.S. use prescription painkillers than use tobacco, the latest milestone that highlights an opioid abuse epidemic...
Officials: Man Given Probation for Beating Wife’s Heroin Dealer with Bat
LOCKBOURNE, Ohio (WCMH) – As communities continue to deal with a heroin epidemic, a man in Ohio took the law into his own hands and beat...
Loudon County Sheriff Cracking Down on Opioid Abuse
LENOIR CITY (WATE) – The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office said they are opening a line of community with the medical profession regarding...
Nashville's Fledgling Addiction Recovery High School
A couple hours before lunch, 15-year-old Owen Rockenbach was perched on a beanbag mattress on the floor, notebook in his lap, talking...
1,451 Tennesseans Die of Drug Overdoses in 2015
Last year, 1,451 people died of drug overdoses in Tennessee -- the highest annual number of overdose deaths in state history. The new...