Man Sentenced to 25 Years for His Part in Fatal Overdose
(DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NEWS RELEASE) - A West Tennessee man has been sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for distributing heroin...
Owner of Sober Living Home Where Fire Killed 3 Defends Herself, Business
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The owner of a sober living home where three women died in a fire told News 2 there were working smoke alarms...
Dealing with Drug Culture in East Tennessee Schools
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - Parents - would you know if your teenager is using drugs? It's a harsh reality that is hitting youth in East...
Greenback Farm Helps Mothers in Drug Addiction Recovery
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- After years of drug addiction, an East Tennessee mother knew she had to make a change when she became...
FBI: Hand Over ‘Italians’ in RICO Opiate Case
The FBI is painting for the Italian government a portrait of two of its citizens as heartless, greedy killers of at least 700 residents...
Make Sure You Grab a Copy of the Roane County News and Read the Story about Disposerx
Make sure you grab a copy of the Roane County News and read the story about Disposerx. Just one minor correction. The paper says we are...
How a Brentwood Family is Working to Break the Stigma Surrounding Addiction
Alex Beatty had struggled with drug and alcohol abuse for a decade. For his parents, Yarnell and Liz Beatty, June 11, 2016 marks the day...
Marijuana Supporters Question Businesses Shut Down for CBD Candies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Supporters of legalizing marijuana have asked why more than 20 businesses were padlocked in Rutherford County after...
Why I Challenge Gov. Haslam’s Opioid Plan
Last October, President Trump declared a national health emergency regarding opioids. In Tennessee, Governor Haslam recently unveiled his...
Alone and Afraid, Tennesseans Not Convicted of a Crime Spend Months in Solitary Confinement
The state of Tennessee locked Regenia Bowman in solitary confinement for more than six months because she had a skin infection. Bowman...
