'Drug Den' Raided, Shut Down After Overdoses
A Beaumont area home deemed a "drug den" by authorities after two overdoses there last year has been boarded shut following a...
Knox County First Responders Gave Naloxone over 1,200 Times in 1 Year for Opioid Overdoses
Each day in Knox County, an average of three people get the overdose antidote naloxone from a first responder: paramedic, firefighter,...
Baumgartner Embodied Opioid Crisis in Knoxville; May He Now Rest in Peace
I know I wasn’t alone in feeling an overwhelming sadness at the death of Richard Baumgartner. We weren't close, but we’d crossed paths...
'The Italians' Accused in RICO Indictment of Operating a Deadly Opiate Pipeline in East TN
There were frightened whispers about “the Italians” on the federal wire taps of workers at a network of East Tennessee clinics...
'The new Leprosy': Report Lays Bare Opioids' Impact on Appalachian Communities
Most Appalachian communities don’t call it “the opioid epidemic.” But they know what it’s done. They see its impact on families, on jobs,...
Miss Tennessee's Advice on Addiction, which Led to Suicides in Her Family
One of the benefits of being crowned Miss Tennessee is getting the opportunity to select a personal platform to champion. For those of us...