Tennessee doctor convicted in region’s first ‘Opioid Strike Force Takedown’
A Tennessee doctor pleaded guilty Friday to distributing opioids to people who were not his patients, marking the first conviction for...
Tennessee Lawmakers Seek to Allow Possession of One Ounce Marijuana
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Two Tennessee lawmakers are seeking to increase the amount of marijuana possessed to be considered a violation...
It's Scary': Survivors Reflect after 2.5 Billion Legally Prescribed Opioids Flood Tennessee
76 billion. That’s how many prescription oxycodone and hydrocodone pills were distributed across the United States from 2006-2012. The...
Fox 13 Memphis’ Kirstin Garriss Sat down with Turning Point ahead of Our Discussion about the Opioid
Fox 13 Memphis’ Kirstin Garriss sat down with Turning Point ahead of our discussion about the opioid crisis and solutions for the future....
Memphis Nonprofit Starting Program to Allow Drug Users to Exchange Dirty Needles for Clean Ones
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A nonprofit in Memphis is starting a syringe service program in the next few weeks. The program will allow drug users to...
Memphis Nonprofit Starting Program to Allow Drug Users to Exchange Dirty Needles for Clean Ones
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A nonprofit in Memphis is starting a syringe service program in the next few weeks. The program will allow drug users to...
Tennessee Lawmaker Files Bill to Expand Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Tennessee lawmaker wants to expand the drug testing of welfare recipients. Rep. Bruce Griffey (R-Paris) has...
City of Memphis Sues Major Pharmaceutical Companies over Growing Opioid Epidemic
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - There were more than 850 opioid-related emergency department visits in Shelby County alone last year. Now the city of...
Proposed Law Would Charge Expectant Mothers with Assault for Using Drugs While Pregnant
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Some Tennessee lawmakers want to criminalize drug use by pregnant women. House Bill 1168 would charge mothers with...
Middle Tennessee Pharmacies Ordered to Stop Dispensing Opioids after Deaths, Overdoses
CELINA, Tenn. (WZTV) — Two pharmacies, their owner and three pharmacists in a small Tennessee town have been issued a restraining order...