OxyContin Maker: Doctors, Patients, Drug Dealers to Blame for Opioid Epidemic
The makers of the addictive and deadly drug OxyContin have one message for Tennessee residents and their attorney general: Don’t blame us...
CBD Oil: Moves from Vape Shops to Fancier Digs with Older Women Clientele
Is it legal? Maybe. But purveyors of CBD oil aren’t afraid of prosecution – it’s available online, from health food stores, vape shops,...
Next Knox Mayor Jacobs Talks Opioids
Travis Dorman Knoxville News Sentinel | USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE As a professional wrestler who has appeared on national TV for...
Cornerstone Opens 'Sister' Addiction Recovery Program that Accepts TennCare/Medicaid
Lindsay Danis remembers in the most hopeless era of her life calling and trying to find addiction treatment — in between using the...
CBD Oil Sold Freely in Knoxville, but State Law, Federal Policy Clash on Its Use
Cannabidiol oil, or CBD oil, derived from industrial hemp is sold freely at area health stores and vape shops. But if workers at Oak...
OxyContin Maker's Records Reveal Deceit in Deal with Attorneys General, Justice Department
The attorneys general for 27 states — including Tennessee — inked a deal a decade ago that allowed OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to...
Purdue Pharma's 'Sales Representative 11' Got Bonuses for Pushing to Pill Mills
The more Oxycontin a Purdue Pharma staffer pushed into the hands of addicts, the more money went in his pocket, court records show. The...
Maryville Pharmacist to Plead Guilty to Stealing Pain Pills to Fuel His Addiction
A longtime Maryville pharmacist has struck a deal to plead guilty to federal charges he stole bottles of pain pills from his pharmacy's...
Three Things Revealed by Tennessee's Lawsuit against Oxycontin-Maker Purdue Pharma
A lawsuit filed on behalf of Tennessee taxpayers against Oxycontin-maker Purdue Pharma in May reveals company records that lay bare how a...
Purdue Pharma Pushed Opioids as 'Hope in a Bottle,' Records Show
The marching orders for Purdue Pharma’s 87 Tennessee opioid marketers from their bosses each day were simple: “Sell hope in a bottle” and...