Feds: Tenn. Doctor Overprescribed
A Middle Tennessee doctor was arrested Friday for allegedly overprescribing opioids to patients he knew were abusing them to the point of...
Vanderbilt Starts Addiction Clinic So Overdose Patients Have Somewhere to Go after the ER
Nashville's largest hospital is launching a part-time addiction clinic, so overdose victims have somewhere close to go after the...
Marijuana 101: Is Marijuana a Gateway Drug? Experts Remain Split on the Answer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Drug addictions have to start somewhere. "I've never had anyone who said that heroin was the first drug that they ever...
Opioid Crisis: Tenn. Sues Another Pill Maker
Tennessee’s attorney general sued another painkiller producer Tuesday as an “unconscionable” accomplice to the state’s epidemic of opioid...
Marijuana 101: Is Marijuana a Gateway Drug? Experts Remain Split on the Answer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Drug addictions have to start somewhere. "I've never had anyone who said that heroin was the first drug that they ever...
Who’s behind Clay County’s Alleged Pill Mill Pharmacies?
In a federal lawsuit outlining explosive allegations against two Clay County pharmacies making its way through the court system, four...
Heroin Gang 'Prince' Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WATE) – The "Prince" of a reputed heroin distribution gang that supplied drugs to Knoxville and other cities in...
Targeting Pill Mills
Clay County is ranked No. 1 in Tennessee for dispensing opioids. Now the feds are involved. CELINA, Tennessee – A woman driving a car...
Alarming Number of Hepatitis C Cases Linked to Drug Use Emerge in East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — You see the needles and you see the drugs, but an invisible side effect of the drug epidemic demands your attention....
Alarming Number of Hepatitis C Cases Linked to Drug Use Emerge in East Tennesse
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — You see the needles and you see the drugs, but an invisible side effect of the drug epidemic demands your attention....