Disgraced Tennessee Doctors Conspired to Sell Opioids Prescriptions for $300 Each, State Records Say
State officials have suspended the medical licenses of two troubled East Tennessee doctors who conspired to sell opioid painkillers and...
Teens Hospitalized with Alcohol Poisoning after Party
Four teens were hospitalized after showing symptoms of alcohol overdose following a big New Year’s Eve party in Morgan County.Morgan...
Tenn. Rep Introduces Medical Marijuana Legislation
WASHINGTON — A Tennessee lawmaker has once again introduced legislation to allow states to set their own policies on marijuana. Rep....
Struggling with Addiction during NYE Can Be Rough
Struggling with addiction and living in recovery can be difficult as we celebrate going into the new year. The end of the year can bring...
Drug-Fueled Wave of Kids Taken from Homes Peaks as Ohio Plans Children Services Reforms
A wave of Ohio children removed from their homes for neglect or abuse appears to have peaked, but the state's children's services system...
Knox Group Gives Support to Families Who Lost Loved Ones to Drug Overdoses
"We've had to adjust to life without him," said Kim Jones, who lost her son to an overdose. Kim Jones lost her son, Patrick, in May...
Opioid Addiction Hotline Opens in Tennessee
Help for someone struggling with opioid abuse is now just a phone call away. 290 people in Knox County died of a drug overdoes in 2018,...
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...
