Hundreds Are Breaking the Silence When It Comes to Addiction
Hundreds of parents and neighbors are breaking the silence when it comes to addiction in their homes and communities. They are starting...
Composing Life without Drugs: A Knoxville Pianist's Story of Addiction
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)-- A piano echoes sounds of hope inside Emerald Avenue United Methodist Church Monday. The man behind the keys...
'It’s a Miracle that I’m Alive Today' | Recovering Addict Holds Concert for Overdose Awarene
KNOXVILLE — Kris Rucinski is an addict. His hands glide across the keys, striking notes, filling the church with the sounds of passion,...
National Addiction Nonprofit Launches Resource Database in Tennessee; Mother Close to Cause Heads Lo
After losing her son, David, to a drug overdose in 2015, Rhonda Coffey knew she couldn’t let his legacy fade. “Even with his disease,”...
Hundreds are Breaking the Silence When It Comes to Addiction
Hundreds of parents and neighbors are breaking the silence when it comes to addiction in their homes and communities. They are starting...
Kids and Drugs: Be More Afraid than You Are
Since losing my oldest child to a drug overdose when he was only 18 years old, I’ve given a lot of thought to fear and risk when it comes...
Purdue in Tennessee II: High-Volume Prescribers
From 2006 to 2015, Dr. Michael Rhodes was one of the top prescribers of OxyContin in the state of Tennessee. His practice had many of the...
Opinion | Congress Must Continue Role in Ending Opioid Epidemic
In 2016 more than 42,000 people died of opioid overdoses; this amounts to 115 deaths every day. The epidemic has reached all corners of...
‘Henry’s Law’ Increases Jail Time for Dealers
Knoxville News Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE A new law that took effect Sunday will mean stiffer penalties for some drug dealers...