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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...

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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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