Fentanyl, Meth to Blame for 77% of Drug-Related Deaths in Hamilton County Last Year
CLARIFICATION: A previous version of the story unclearly stated that there were 105 drug-related deaths in 2018. That figure was based on...
Knox County Sees First Suspected Opioid Overdose Death of 2020 on Day 3 of the New Year
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Knox County ended 2019 with a dip in the number of deadly opioid overdoses, but the first suspected overdose of...
Deadly Drug Overdoses Continue to Rise in Davidson County
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A glimpse into Metro Public Health Department's latest quarterly report on drug overdoses reveal a growing and...
Drug-Related Deaths Slowly Climbing in Knox; Meth on Rise
Knox County’s number of drug-related deaths is still rising, but nowhere nearly as rapidly as it was. Between 2017-2018, the number of...
County on Edge after Spike in Opioid Deaths
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An alarming report released by the Shelby County Health Department shows there were 16 reported overdoses, five of them...
Drug Deaths
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Nashville Paramedics: Nearly 25% More Patients Overdosing, Need Narcan Than in 2018
Significantly more patients have shown the signs of an overdose that required intervention with Narcan this year than last year,...
Tennessee Has Deadliest Year Yet for Drug Overdoses, as Nearby States Improve
Last year was the deadliest ever for drug deaths in Tennessee, and while most of the nation appears to have gained ground on the opioid...
Tennessee Has Deadliest Year Yet for Drug Overdoses, as Nearby States Improve
Last year was the deadliest ever for drug deaths in Tennessee, and while most of the nation appears to have gained ground on the opioid...
Overdose Deaths Seem to Slip in 2018
NEW YORK – U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary statistics suggest. The...