District Attorney: Marijuana Laced with Fentanyl is in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Tennessee District Attorney is offering a warning about a new, deadly mix of drugs – marijuana mixed with...
Tennesseans Fight Back Against the Opioid Epidemic
The United States has seen a staggering increase in rates of opioid addiction in the last 15 years,1 and the results have been tragic....
New Protocols at UT Medical Center for IV Opioid Addicted Patients
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The University of Tennessee Medical Center is creating several new measures to hopefully stop the opioid epidemic in...
About 10 Percent of Those Who Need Help Get Opioid Treatment
KNOXVILLE - The opioid epidemic has left treatment clinics in East Tennessee with not enough beds to adequately treat all the patients...
UT Medical Center Changes Care Plans for IV Drug Users
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- UT Medical Center has had issues with patients bringing illegal drugs into the hospital. So they are changing...
Opioid-Related Hospitalizations More Than Triple for Tennessee Seniors
Pain pills are sending more senior citizens to the hospital in Tennessee, according to data that sheds new light on how opioid addiction...
Drug Task Force Aims to Track Overdoses Back to Dealers
KNOXVILLE - As the death toll continues to climb, Knox County authorities are using every tool they have to catch those responsible for...
Nashville Mayor Reveals Son Overdosed on Opioids and Other Drugs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mayor Megan Barry heard a knock at her door at 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 30. “Your first thought is that you've had a...
3 Tennessee Counties on CDC Monthly Report on Opioid Prescriptions
The Centers for Disease Control in July released a monthly report, Vital Signs, that determined morphine equivalent milligrams per...
National Opioid Epidemic Emergency Declaration will Save Lives
The opioid epidemic is a national emergency that requires special attention and greater focus and resources to fight it. President Donald...
