Tennessee Issues Warning about Deadly Drug
A powerful legal painkiller has proven so deadly in Tennessee, the state issued a public health advisory about it on Thursday. The...
State to Begin Sending Recovery Coaches to Emergency Departments
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A change in the system could help your loved ones who are suffering from drug addiction. At Lawrence & Memorial...
Drug Addiction-Domestic Violence Connection Strong
In his long career in law enforcement, Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch learned to expect a connection between alcohol and domestic...
Tennessee to Receive $13.8 Million Aimed at Prescription Opioid Crisis
Historic Increase for Substance Abuse Treatment in Tennessee NASHVILLE - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. has...
Drug Arriving in Nashville is 10,000 Times More Powerful than Morphine
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Director of Emergency Services for Metro Nashville is concerned a synthetic opioid emerging in Middle...
Unwanted Medication Collection Events this Weekend in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The Knoxville Police Department, Knox County and City of Knoxville Solid Waste Offices, Knox County Health Department...
Taking the First Step
After years of drug addiction, a new mother finds peace at the Susannah’s House recovery program Lying on a cold concrete floor inside...
After the OD: County Looks at Hiring Post-Naloxone Case Manager
There’s no question naloxone works well to keep people from dying after they’ve overdosed on opioid drugs. But both emergency responders...
Women in Courts Other than Criminal can Fall Through Cracks
Sometimes, Juvenile Court of Knox County Judge Tim Irwin looks at the young women in his courtroom struggling with addiction, about to...
Program Aims to Meet Addicts' Health Needs Long Term
As early as 2010, they began to see the signs of the coming epidemic. Patients came in for primary care with needle tracks on their arms...
