Abuse Prevention Group Camps Outside Anderson Co. Courthouse for a Cause
A local substance abuse prevention group in Anderson County is braving the cold for a cause. The Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention...
Building in Halls Won’t be Drug Rehab
The Rev. Tony Earl isn’t yet sure how Angelic Ministries International Inc. will use the 38,000-square-foot church building in the Halls...
3 ET Doctors Have Licenses Placed on Probation, State Says
Three Upper East Tennessee doctors have had their licenses put on probation, said the Tennessee Department of Health. One, psychiatrist...
'Profits over People' a Cause of Opioid Crisis
We’re running out of room for the bodies. Tennessee has an opioid problem, and it’s been a long time in the making. Numbers from the turn...
One Unexpected Effect of Tennessee's Opioid Crisis? Longer Jail Stays for Women
Jessica Carter was in bed with her boyfriend, still high on methamphetamines and painkillers, when members of a Williamson County drug...
TBI Warns of Fentanyl in Cocaine after 3 Samples Test Positive, 2 in Knoxville
The TBI said Friday that for the first time, its lab has had a cocaine submission that tested positive for fentanyl. There was one...
Opioid Crisis Needs National Leadership
After months of delay, President Donald Trump has promised to declare America’s opioid abuse epidemic a national emergency, offering a...
Clinic Offers Help Clearing Record of Criminal Charges
Many people are not aware that often in Tennessee when a criminal charge is dismissed, it may still appear on their public record until...
35 High School Students Admit to Cocaine Use in Knox Co. Health Dept. Survey
The dozens of high school students who admitted to using cocaine in a recent survey could face even more risk. The Knox County Health...
For the First Time, the TBI has Found Deadly Fentanyl in Cocaine, and Investigators are Worried
For the first time, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation scientists have detected fentanyl, a potentially deadly narcotic, mixed in with...