Senate Health Care Bill Raises Concerns About Medicaid in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – There’s new anxiety over what the Senate health care reform bill could mean for East Tennessee. A number of patients...
Memphis Man Indicted for Distributing Lethal Dose of Fentanyl
(SHELBY COUNTY D.A. NEWS RELEASE) - On June 29, 2017, a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against 30-year-old Cortez...
Mom’s Addiction 101 Tour to Stop in Nashville Saturday
DATE: JULY 1, 2017 TIME: 1PM CST LOCATION: Addiction Campuses 205 Reidhurst Ave. Nashville, TN 37203 Click Here For More Information
State Grant Brings Training, Life-Saving Overdose Drug to Region
SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN (WJHL) – A local organization is taking steps to reduce opioid drug overdoses in our area. The Sullivan County...
UT Knoxville to Study Alcohol, Tobacco Use on Campus
Separate task forces this fall are going to review the University of Tennessee's alcohol and smoking policies on the Knoxville campus. UT...
Prescription Database Helping to Stop Opioid Abuse in Tennessee
The nation’s struggle with opioids isn’t a secret. Nearly 2 million Americans are estimated to be addicted to opioids. In 2012 alone more...
Knox Co. DAG: Suspected Opioid Deaths This Year Outpacing 2016
KNOX COUNTY - In the battle to combat ever-increasing opioid addiction and overdose deaths, more bad news surfaces for Knox County:...
Tennessee House Bill 628 (Medication Therapy for TennCare Patients)
As enacted, requires the bureau of TennCare to develop and implement a temporary medication therapy management pilot program. - Amends...
Tennessee Senate Bill 458 (Narcan in Schools)
As enacted, authorizes local education agencies and nonpublic schools to maintain opioid antagonists in schools. - Amends TCA Title 49...
Miss Tennessee Talks about Her Dad's Suicide and His Drug Abuse
Addiction is a disease that touches almost every person in Tennessee, even Miss Tennessee. One in six people in Tennessee are misusing...