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...