Nashville Mayor Megan Barry's Son Dies from Apparent Overdose, Prompting Outpouring of Support
So often it has been Nashville Mayor Megan Barry seeking to comfort the city during times of tragedy. But now, Nashvillians are providing...
Commission Urges President Trump to Declare Emergency over Opioid Crisis
A White House commission called for a national emergency over the opioid epidemic in a report released Monday. By declaring a national...
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry's Son Dies from Apparent Overdose, Prompting Outpouring of Support
Max Barry, the mayor's only son, died in Colorado of an apparent drug overdose, the mayor's office said in a statement. So often it has...
Addiction Is Like an Ill-Advised Love Affair
When I first took heroin, I felt like I was home, safe and loved—after years of dread, rejection, and loneliness. Even though I was in a...
UT Medical Center Program Encourages Drug Addicted Mothers to Detox
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Doctors from the UT Medical Center offered some promising statistics amid an ongoing opioid crisis. Births of...
Fentanyl: Can You Oerdose by Touching It?
KNOXVILLE, TENN. - One opioid of concern for law enforcement is Fentanyl, a drug the CDC says is 50 to 100 times more potent than...
Man Convicted on Federal Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Charges in Nashville
A man at the center of a multi-state heroin and cocaine distribution operation has been found guilty by a federal jury in Nashville...
Morristown Doctor Added as Seventh Defendant in Opioid Lawsuit
A Morristown doctor has been added as the seventh defendant in a lawsuit filed against three major pharmaceutical companies, a Kingsport...
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Sees Sky-High Rate of Opioid Use
Opioid Epidemic: Tennessee leads the nation in number of opioid prescriptions per person and has a five-year death toll that has climbed...
Buffat Heights Baptist Church will start a Recovery Ministry
Our Executive Director is at Buffat Heights Baptist Church breakfast this morning. They announced the church will be starting a recovery...