State: Nurse Kept License Due to Board Error
An east Tennessee nurse practitioner who once prescribed a patient 51 pills a day was allowed to keep her nursing license because of a...
Student Vaping A Growing Problem
Maryville Director of Schools Mike Winstead said vaping, or use of e-cigarettes, among students has been more of a problem in the past...
President Trump Signs Farm Bill, Legalizing Hemp and CBD
President Donald Trump signed Congress’ omnibus Farm Bill into law on Thursday, legalizing hemp at the federal level in a move that will...
County’s Drug-Related Deaths Higher than Most
Despite legislation intended to curb the opioid epidemic in Tennessee, it’s steadily getting worse. That’s according to the 2018 Knox...
Syringe Service Program Sees 600+ Clients in First 6 Months of Operations in Knoxville
In the first six months since the Syringe Service Program began operations, more than 600 people in Knoxville received free clean...
Syringe Service Program Sees 600+ Clients in First 6 Months of Operations in Knoxville
In the first six months since the Syringe Service Program began operations, more than 600 people in Knoxville received free clean...
KPD: Man Found Dead in Car after Possible OD
The body of a man was found in a vehicle in a back alleyway Friday night after what police believe was an overdose from inhaling an...
Pain Clinic Doctor Arrested in Opioid Fraud Scheme Plans to Fight Charges
A Clarksville pain clinic doctor and pastor has been arrested in what federal prosecutors called a “massive” opioid distribution and...
Woman Faces Murder Charge in Fentanyl Overdose Death, Knox Sheriff Says
A 27-year-old woman faces a second-degree murder charge after Knox County authorities say she gave the powerful painkiller fentanyl to a...
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