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...