Naloxone: Does It Save Lives Or Enable Drug Users?
To save lives from overdoses, first responders and medical professionals use naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication. It's now...
Carter County Democratic Party to Host Public Speaking Event on Opioid Addiction
The Carter County Democratic Party is set to host a free public speaking event on opioid addiction and mental health services in the...
Gov. McAuliffe Holds Town Hall, Lays Out Plan to Combat Opioid Epidemic in SWVa.
Nearly 1,200 people died because of opioid overdoses in Virginia, last year. That number is higher than the number of people killed in...
'Ravaging Communities': McAuliffe Talks Opioid Epidemic at Abingdon Town Hall
ABINGDON, Va. — Gov. Terry McAuliffe visited Southwest Virginia on Monday to discuss the opioid epidemic, a problem he said is “ravaging...
Alleged Drug Dealers Charged in Knoxville Woman’s Overdose Death
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Two men were arrested April 26, 2017 after the overdose death of Sabrina Riley, 20. According to an indictment,...
How a Tennessee OB-GYN Turned into An Addiction Specialist for Pregnant Women
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – Dr. Jennifer Maddron was drawn to obstetrics in her third year of medical school after she witnessed her first...
Tennessee Department of Health Warning
"Please warn friends and family members using illegally-obtained drugs that even one pill or use can be deadly.”
House Approves Tennessee Needle-Exchange Programs to Be Run by Nonprofit Group
NASHVILLE — The state House today approved a bill allowing the operation of nonprofit groups interested in offering needle-exchange...
Highway Patrol gets Naloxone under BCBST Grant
More than 2,800 naloxone kits, the temporary antidote to opioid overdose, will be distributed to a variety of agencies statewide in an...