Lights of Hope Event Shines Light on Addiction and Overdoses
BRISTOL, Tenn. — At the third annual Lights of Hope event Sunday evening, people told stories of addiction, learned about ways to fight...
How the DEA Plans to Tackle Opioid Abuse, Crime in Knoxville
Knoxville News Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE Knoxville will be the 13th city to pilot a program designed to attack drug abuse...
Blackburn Says She’s ‘Open’ to Legalizing Medical Marijuana
Nashville Tennessean USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn says she is “open” to legalizing medical...
270 Pain Pills Per Person: Tennessee County Under Investigation by DEA
CLAY COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) - They say there's no such thing as bad publicity, but one Tennessee town may disagree. Clay County, Tennessee,...
On a Mission
In 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ranked Tennessee’s Campbell County third in the nation for opioids prescribed per capita....
Increasing Incidents
When Alex MacPherson, a corporal with the Columbia Police Department, rushed into the bathroom, he saw a young woman in the bathtub and...
Commited
One word seems to sum up the Center for Addiction Science at UT Health Science Center: committed. Committed to helping the addicted....
Standing up to Big Pharma
Imagine if the state of Tennessee was almost completely devoid of crime. It sounds far-fetched. And, it is. But it isn’t totally...
Opioid Facts in Tennessee
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Own Your Truth
How do you find the light amidst all the darkness? Own your truth, know you are capable of overcoming and be a message of hope. Repeat. I...