Beauty for Ashes Celebrates One Year of Aiding in Recovery
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. — After more than two dozen stays in jail, Tessa King knew she needed to turn her life around. She said she had been...
Rapper Macklemore Performs Free Concert at Thompson-Boling Arena
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Grammy-winning rapper Macklemore held a free concert at Thompson-Boling Arena Friday night. U.S. Cellular celebrated...
Two Anderson County Churches Join the Fight Against the Opioid Crisis
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Sunday marked the first of a series of opioid forums in Oak Ridge. Community volunteer Rosalyn Ice said after...
Sweetwater Holds First Overdose Awareness Event
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ETSU Installs Naloxone in All Residence Halls
The school installed the overdose reversal drug "naloxone" in all of its residence halls. JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — East Tennessee State...
Local Leaders Unveil New Plan to Curb the Opioid Epidemic in Knox County
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — By September 2023, the city of Knoxville and Knox County want to decrease the number of overdose deaths by...
ReVIDA Recovery Opens, Forms Partnership to Reduce Babies Born Drug-Dependent
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After a few months of operation, ReVIDA Recovery Knoxville held its grand opening Wednesday. At the event, ReVIDA CEO...
As Nationwide OD Deaths Fall, More Work to Do in E. Tennessee
In a deadly drug epidemic, a sign of hope. Preliminary data from the centers for disease control shows the first drop in nationwide...
$1 Million Grant Extends Opioid Treatment to UTMC
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Governor Lee visited Knoxville Wednesday to help announce the expansion of opioid treatment in East Tennessee. The...
Paws, Not Pills: NC Veterinarians Fight Exploitation of Pets For Opioids
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Helping out paws; not handing out pills -- it is the philosophy Janine Oliver, DVM, owner and chief veterinarian of...
