Meet Baby Doe: The Face Behind the Case
Like thousands of children born every year, Baby Doe was born addicted to opioids. The first days of his life were spent in excruciating...
Tennessee Counties Slap Big Pharma with Lawsuit over Opioid Epidemic Costs
Three Tennessee judicial districts on Tuesday announced a legal effort to make the drugmakers who supplied the opiates that addicted...
NE Tenn. DAs File Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — The Times-News currently has a reporter at a press conference at Niswonger Children's Hospital. Local district...
Opioid Industry Spends Big on Political Campaigns
NASHVILLE — As opioid overdose deaths climbed steadily during the past decade, a loose network of pharmaceutical companies and allied...
Tennessee Politicians Got $1.6 million from Opioid Industry in 10 Years
NASHVILLE — Tennessee politicians received more than $1.6 million in campaign contributions over the past decade from pharmaceutical...
Drugmakers Fought State Opioid Limits amid Crisis
The makers of prescription painkillers have adopted a 50-state strategy that includes hundreds of lobbyists and millions in campaign...