Opioid-Related Deaths, Cases of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Increasing in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Tennessee is making progress in the fight against the opioid abuse, but is it enough? A new study by the Sycamore...
Help Available for Kids Coping with Parents’ Addiction to Opioids
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The opioid epidemic leaves a mark on so many in the East Tennessee community. Two children were found last week by the...
Senate Health Care Bill Raises Concerns About Medicaid in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – There’s new anxiety over what the Senate health care reform bill could mean for East Tennessee. A number of patients...
Study: More Tennessee Women than Men End Up in Hospital from Opioid Abuse
ROCKVILLE, Md. (WATE) – A new study about the opioid epidemic finds that Tennessee women are more likely than Tennessee men to wind up in...
Alleged Drug Dealers Charged in Knoxville Woman’s Overdose Death
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Two men were arrested April 26, 2017 after the overdose death of Sabrina Riley, 20. According to an indictment,...
Unwanted Medication Collection Events this Weekend in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The Knoxville Police Department, Knox County and City of Knoxville Solid Waste Offices, Knox County Health Department...