Chattanooga CARES Announces Syringe Exchange Program
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The group Chattanooga CARES says it is about to begin a program designed to help stem the spread of infectious...
Us Just Killing Ourselves
In the opening pages of Weedeater, the tough-as-nails teenager who came of age in Robert Gipe’s celebrated first novel, Trampoline, has...
Tennessee’s Frontline in the Fight Against Opioids is the Family Medicine Cabinet
On May 14, 2016, I joined a club I hope you’re never in. It’s one that’s getting bigger by the day. That was when I lost my daughter Katy...
City Council Approves Funding for Program to Help Curb Prostitution
The Knoxville City Council has decided to to bring back a program designed to curb prostitution and broaden access to mental health and...
Opinion | Marsha Blackburn Cares more about Drug Sellers than Tennesseans Torn by Opioid Crisis
Opioid abuse is costing each and every Tennessean approximately $4,793 a year, according to a study by the American Enterprise Institute....
Look Inside: Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center Set to Begin Seeing Patients
Knox County is making a bet that treatment is more valuable than incarceration. "We’re taking some risks here. We’re taking some chances...
Shattering The Myth Of The ‘Addicted Baby’
Can a baby be born addicted to opiates or any other drug? The other day I caught the headline about a class-action against 20...
Bill Proposing Recovery High Schools Goes to Gov. Haslam's Desk
A proposal to create recovery high schools for students battling addiction may become a reality in Tennessee. The bill passed both the...
Recovery High Schools Bill Heads to Haslam's Desk
A bill that would establish recovery high schools in each major region of Tennessee now heads to Gov. Bill Haslam's desk for his...
New Way to Dispose of Drugs Introduced
The Roane County Anti-Drug Coalition has a new tool in the prevention of prescription drug use. The group was introduced to Dispose RX, a...
