42 Suspected Overdose Deaths in Knox County during August
KNOXVILLE - Knox County prosecutors estimate the county saw 42 suspected overdose deaths in August. It's the deadliest month so far this...
Welcome to the Tennessee Drug Overdose Dashboard
he dashboards and data available through this application are the result of ongoing collaboration between the Tennessee Department of...
McNabb Center to Break Ground on 'Safety Center' Alternative to Jail for Mentally Ill
When the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services solicited proposals for its Pre-Arrest Diversion...
Knox Co. Schools Receive Overdose Reversal Drug
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- The Knox County School District is adding an eye opening lifeline to its list of resources, one that aims to...
Tennessee Overdose Deaths Jump 12% in 2016, as Opioid Crisis Rages
The number of Tennesseans who died from drug overdoses jumped 12 percent from 2015 to 2016, largely due to growing use of dangerous...
Knox County Schools Approved for Grant to Put Overdose Antidote in Schools
Tennessee's attorney general is spearheading a coalition of 41 states that is demanding documents from several prescription painkiller...