Getting to the Root of Opioid Abuse
Sgt. Thomas Garrison of the Johnson City Police Department estimates 90 percent of all crime can be traced back to drugs. Though the...
Parents Looking for Help with Kids Using Drugs Get a Hotline and Maybe a Coach
Parents across the state struggling to help a child with a substance abuse problem have a new resource that can connect them with someone...
New Drugs, Prevention, but HIV Continues
Knoxville News Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE When Jeff Simmons, now 52, was diagnosed HIV-positive in 1991, the virus was still a...
Getting to the Root of Opioid Abuse
Sgt. Thomas Garrison of the Johnson City Police Department estimates 90 percent of all crime can be traced back to drugs. Though the...
Sessions Says He Supports New Legislation to Strengthen DEA Enforcement
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday that he had been“dubious” of a 2016 law that effectively took away the Drug Enforcement...
Narcan Training in Anderson County, by ASAP of Anderson
Anderson County law enforcement agencies received #Narcan and training today. Thanks to Clinton Police Department, Norris PD, Oliver...
Vanderbilt Pain Specialist Lost Brother to Possible Drug Overdose, Now Helps Others
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Dr. Dan Lonergan says relapse is the biggest risk for patients recovering from opioid addiction. The drugs work...
Students Raise Awareness about Addiction
The problem of addiction is getting attention from students at Tennessee Tech in the form of a potential new organization. Students in...
Marine Veteran Sues VA Medical Center, Congressman Phil Roe over Opioid Tapering Policy
A Washington County man who said he endures constant pain from training injuries he suffered while serving as a Marine filed a lawsuit...
Knoxville Family Shares Son's Story After He Overdosed on Heroin
Reagan Craddock, 18, was two days away from graduation when he lost his life to a heroin overdose. He was a brother, a friend to many and...