Find a Drug Take-Back Event Near You in Tennessee
Dozens of pharmacies, banks, police departments and stores will turn into temporary pill collection sites on Oct. 28 as part of a...
Tennesseans Participate in Latest Nationwide Effort to Fight Opioid Crisis
Inspired after attending a conference about pain management and opioid stewardship, Jeffrey Hodrick, an orthopedic surgeon with the...
One Unexpected Effect of Tennessee's Opioid Crisis? Longer Jail Stays for Women
Jessica Carter was in bed with her boyfriend, still high on methamphetamines and painkillers, when members of a Williamson County drug...
For the First Time, the TBI has Found Deadly Fentanyl in Cocaine, and Investigators are Worried
For the first time, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation scientists have detected fentanyl, a potentially deadly narcotic, mixed in with...
Rep. Marsha Blackburn: Drug Law had 'Unintended Consequences,' Should Be Revisited 'Imme
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn believes a law that critics say provided less scrutiny of drug companies and distributors had unintended...
Mayor Megan Barry Hopes to Change the Conversation Around Opioids after the Death of Her Son Max
Mayor Megan Barry hopes to change the conversation around opioids after the death of her son Max Larry McCormack / The Tennessean...
Opioid Epidemic 'Getting Worse Instead of Better,' Public Health Officials Warn
WASHINGTON – A top public health official warned Thursday the nation’s opioid epidemic is showing no signs of abating. “It is one of the...
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...
Tennessee, 40 Other States Demand Documents from Opioid Makers, Distributors
Tennessee's attorney general is spearheading a coalition of 41 states that is demanding documents from several prescription painkiller...
