Opioids Provide Patients Short-Term Relief | Featured Letter
While I applaud the Tennessean’s efforts in bringing the increasingly complex truth about the opioid crisis to light, I think there needs...
Child Born Drug Dependent Brings Hardship, Joy and Bliss to East TN Family
Knox County — When Ryder Dickinson was born doctors said he wouldn't live to see his second birthday. Two open-heart surgeries, one liver...
Harwell Touts Support for Medical Marijuana
Republican gubernatorial candidate Beth Harwell started airing television ads Friday touting her support for medical marijuana. In the...
The Time Is Now For a Radical Transformation of Addiction Treatment by William White, Gary Mendell,
Countless people have had their lives positively transformed by addiction treatment. But tragically, this is not the norm. Despite...
Dozens of Pain Clinics across Tennessee Slated to Shut Down
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Vanderbilt said it and other pain management clinics in Tennessee are seeing an influx of patients. The largest...
Officials Seek Solutions to Overcrowding Problem at Blount County Jail
Many jails in East Tennessee are facing overpopulation, a problem that's predicted to get worse. A committee in Blount County called the...
Tennessee Fertile Ground for Industrial Hemp Farms
Maryville — Ryan Rush's back yard in Maryville is covered with leafy plants, a greenhouse, cameras, signage to prevent a costly case of...
Purdue in Tennessee II: High-Volume Prescribers
From 2006 to 2015, Dr. Michael Rhodes was one of the top prescribers of OxyContin in the state of Tennessee. His practice had many of the...
Research Shows Detox Is Safe for Pregnant Women, Babies
The University of Tennessee Medical Center is one of only about a dozen locations around the country that offers a detox program for...