Carter County Drug Prevention Takes Religious Approach to Curbing Substance Abuse
The Carter County Drug Prevention coalition spends every day educating about and providing assistance to those suffering from the...
In Rehab, ‘Two Warring Factions’
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Just past a cemetery along a country road, an addiction treatment center called JourneyPure at the River draws...
BlueCross Removes Oxycontin, Adds Acupuncture Amid Opioid Crisis
Tennessee’s largest health insurance provider realized it was not part of the solution. It was part of the problem. For the past six...
State: Nurse Kept License Due to Board Error
An east Tennessee nurse practitioner who once prescribed a patient 51 pills a day was allowed to keep her nursing license because of a...
Student Vaping A Growing Problem
Maryville Director of Schools Mike Winstead said vaping, or use of e-cigarettes, among students has been more of a problem in the past...
President Trump Signs Farm Bill, Legalizing Hemp and CBD
President Donald Trump signed Congress’ omnibus Farm Bill into law on Thursday, legalizing hemp at the federal level in a move that will...
County’s Drug-Related Deaths Higher than Most
Despite legislation intended to curb the opioid epidemic in Tennessee, it’s steadily getting worse. That’s according to the 2018 Knox...
Syringe Service Program Sees 600+ Clients in First 6 Months of Operations in Knoxville
In the first six months since the Syringe Service Program began operations, more than 600 people in Knoxville received free clean...
Syringe Service Program Sees 600+ Clients in First 6 Months of Operations in Knoxville
In the first six months since the Syringe Service Program began operations, more than 600 people in Knoxville received free clean...
KPD: Man Found Dead in Car after Possible OD
The body of a man was found in a vehicle in a back alleyway Friday night after what police believe was an overdose from inhaling an...
