Drugged and Discharged
Taylor Hoffmann was hoping one day to criss-cross the country in a sort of pilgrimage on a bus. Instead, she overdosed on keyboard air...
Governor’s Plan to Confront Opioid Epidemic Needs GOP Boost
Our institutional reflexes might be slow, but it is encouraging to see the emergence of substantive plans to address America’s opioid...
Doctors Concerned over Haslam’s Opioid Proposal
The state’s leading organization representing physicians is expressing concern about Gov. Bill Haslam’s recently released proposal to...
Miss Tennessee Caty Davis Attacks Addiction
Miss Tennessee Caty Davis takes the scourge of addiction personally. “I grew up in a family plagued by addiction. I have 12 family...
How Opioids Change the Brain
In March, Stephen Loyd was scrolling through Google images for a PowerPoint presentation on addiction when a picture of a bottle of...
Haslam issues challenge
In his eighth and final State of the State address, Gov. Bill Haslam delivered an at-times emotional early farewell by reflecting on his...
Legislation would Create Defense for Medical Marijuana Users Possessing Limited Quantities
A pair of Nashville Democrats are sponsoring a bill that would create a legal defense for people caught with limited amounts of...
Examining Opioids’ Effect 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,...
Positively Living Opens Clinic to Provide Care to All with HIV
The red ribbon out front of Positively Living’s new office space wasn’t for remembrance or awareness this time. Board members and local...
Knox County Law Enforcement Now Recording Overdoses
Knoxville News Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE Law enforcement officials recently began responding to and documenting every drug...