Harwell ‘Open’ to Medical Marijuana Law in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The treatment of her sister’s back injury has caused Republican gubernatorial candidate Beth Harwell to...
Don't Blame Addicts for America's Opioid Crisis. Here are the Real Culprits
f all the people Donald Trump could blame for the opioid epidemic, he chose the victims. After his own commission on the opioid crisis...
Harwell ‘Open’ to Medical Marijuana Law in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The treatment of her sister’s back injury has caused Republican gubernatorial candidate Beth Harwell to...
Metro Police to Begin Administering Opioid Overdose-Reversing Drug Naloxone
Metro police will soon begin carrying and administering an overdose-reversing drug, the latest announcement in Nashville's effort to...
Metro Nashville Police Equip Officers with Opioid Antidote
The Metro Nashville Police Department will outfit its officers with the opioid antidote Narcan. The department has received 790 Narcan...
Campbell County Program Helps ‘Relatives Raising Relatives’
LAFOLLETTE (WATE) – The opioid epidemic has touched just about every family in one way or another, as well as so many children. In...
Judge Who’s Also a Funeral Director Sees Devastating Impact of Drug Use
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Few people see the impact of the opioid crisis in Tennessee more vividly than Gale Robinson. Robinson is a...
East Tennessee Part of Pilot Program to Track Opioid Fraud
East Tennessee is receiving funding from the U.S. Department of Justice for a pilot program focused on fighting opioid-related health...
The Opioid Epidemic in TN: Background on Reducing Demand for Opioids
Tennessee has made progress in reducing the supply of prescription opioids by targeting efforts to improve provider prescribing practices...
Max Barry Died from Combination of Several Drugs, Including Two Opioids, Autopsy Shows
Max Barry, son of Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, died from a combination of several drugs, including opioids, according to an autopsy...
