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As Opioid Crisis Creates Orphans, Grandparents Take on Parenthood Again, Often with Few Resources

Jo Lynn Seagriff wanted to be a new grandma, not a new mom. Her 14-year-old daughter, Caroline, and 17-year-old son, Dalton, would leave...

Lee, Dean Talk Medical Marijuana, Raising the Gas Tax — and Health Care Once Again

Tennessee’s candidates for governor took the stage Friday night for the last time before Election Day, finding common ground on issues...

2 Charged in Connection to Man’s Overdose Death

Knoxville News Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE Six months after a 34-year-old man overdosed on pain pills and died in...

Opinion | Marsha Blackburn Cares More about Drug Sellers than Tennesseans Torn by Opioid Crisis

Opioid abuse is costing each and every Tennessean approximately $4,793 a year, according to a study by the American Enterprise Institute....

This Pain Clinic Nurse Gave a Patient 51 Pills a Day. And She Kept Her License.

The prescription was a literal handful of pills — more than enough to kill. It began with 32 tablets of methadone, a powerful opioid...

3 Alarming Scripts from a Nurse Practitioner Who Was One of Tennessee’s Biggest Opioid Prescribers

The Tennessee Department of Health is attempting to revoke the nursing license of Christina Collins, a nurse practitioner who was once...

Senate Candidates Phil Bredesen and Marsha Blackburn Are Giving Post-Debate Interviews

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DA's Report Shows 'Success' of Investigating OD Deaths as Ccrime Scenes, 'Potential&

In Knox County, every drug-related death is still a preventable tragedy. But now many also present opportunities to level a homicide...

HEALTH CARE Born Addicted: The Number of Opioid-Addicted Babies Is Soaring

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — As a team of nurses unwrap baby Jayden from the comfort of his swaddling cloth, he wails. His tiny feet shake. His...

Opioids Remain A Public Safety Threat

Several years ago, we saw early flares from the opioid crisis in Upper East Tennessee, where an alarming number of babies were being born...

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Court Labels Big Pharma ‘Dealers’

Sans Bar Nashville

Dr. Monty Burks Speaks at President Trump's Address

TennCare to Cover Longer-Term Opioid Addiction Treatment

Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists Mark Milestone

Drug-Fueled Wave of Kids Taken from Homes Peaks as Ohio Plans Children Services Reforms

Surgical Patients Receive Four Times the Opioids They Use, Study Shows

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Implicating Drug Manufacturers in Opioid Epidemic

Opioid Facts in Tennessee

Lawsuit: Purdue Targeted Nurse Practitioners, PAs

Tennessee News Has Moved

James Graczyk Obituary

Aug. 31, 2017 Set for International Overdose Prevention Day Vigil, An Interview with James (Bubba)

Loving Hearts for Sarah, In Memory of James Graczyk

The Integrity House

New Program Focuses on Substance Abuse Recovery for KCS Students

Tennessee Attorney General Sues Food City over "Eye-Popping" Opioid Prescription Numbers

Food City Fueled an Opioid Firestorm, Says Tennessee AG, and It Should Pay

DEA Honors Drug-Fighting Efforts of Metro Drug Coalition

Doctor Accused of Trading Opioids for Sex with Women Gets Prison in Tennessee, Feds Say

TENNESSEE OVERDOSE PREVENTION

Educating, Implementing and Developing Resources for TN's Good Samaritan and Naloxone Laws

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