Author Says Isolation Fuels Opioid Crisis
Knoxville News Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE “The antidote to heroin is not naloxone,” journalist Sam Quinones told 450 people...
Tennessee Dentist Wrote 71 Opioid Prescriptions to a Single Patient in Just Six Months
A small-town Tennessee dentist has lost his professional license after admitting to giving about 200 opioid prescriptions to a handful of...
Hepatitis A Cases in Nashville Grows to 150, Health Dept. Urging People to Get Vaccinated
There are now 150 confirmed confirmed cases of Hepatitis A in Nashville since December, according to officials with Metro Public Health...
Westmoreland PD Helps Get People Off Drugs
Nashville Tennessean USA TODAY NETWORK -TENNESSEE Within 48 hours in early November, the Westmoreland Police Department had two residents...
DEA: Stopping Diversion of Prescription Opioids Starts With Providers
About half of people who misuse prescription drugs get them for free from a friend or family member, the federal government found — but...
Overdose Memorial Tree
The Overdose Memorial Tree stands in remembrance of community members who lost their lives to drugs. In 2017, nearly 300 people died of a...
Sevier County Sheriff: 38 Arrested after Undercover Drug Operation 'just Say No-vember'
An undercover operation called "Just Say No-vember" led to 58 people being indicted on drug-related charges last week, Sevier County...
Vanderbilt Builds Sober Dorms on Campus
Vanderbilt Recovery Housing began in 2014. Vanderbilt has a tiered recovery housing system with one anonymous dorm (for students with a...
Treating the Addicted Brain
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - As efforts continue to battle the opioid epidemic, it's important to know how addiction affects the brain....
East Tennessee Fights Back Against the Opioid Epidemic
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - All across the state of Tennessee, families are dealing with the heartbreak of friends and relatives abusing...
