Facing the Costs
Nashville Tennessean USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE Substance abuse annually costs Tennessee more than $2 billion — more than half of...
Opioids Linked to Hep C Uptick
Knoxville News Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE The United States’ overall rate of hepatitis C infection more than doubled from...
Drug, Cardiovascular Deaths Push Tennessee Down to 45th in Health Ranking
The number of deaths from drugs and deaths from cardiovascular disease are among the reasons Tennessee slipped a spot in the annual...
Doctor Charged with Drug Fraud Was on Probation for Various Violations
A Knox County doctor who was arrested and charged with 10 counts of obtaining prescriptions by fraud was on probation for violations he...
Doctor Charged with Drug Fraud was On Probation for Various Violations
A Knox County doctor who was arrested and charged with 10 counts of obtaining prescriptions by fraud was on probation for violations he...
Quite a Different Perspective on the Opioid Issue
I’m tempted to say misery loves company. But considering the gravity of the matter, that seems trite. In this situation, misery has...
Quite a Different Perspective on the Opioid Issue
I’m tempted to say misery loves company. But considering the gravity of the matter, that seems trite. In this situation, misery has...
New Drugs, Prevention, but HIV Continues
Knoxville News Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE When Jeff Simmons, now 52, was diagnosed HIV-positive in 1991, the virus was still a...
Building in Halls Won’t be Drug Rehab
The Rev. Tony Earl isn’t yet sure how Angelic Ministries International Inc. will use the 38,000-square-foot church building in the Halls...
3 ET Doctors Have Licenses Placed on Probation, State Says
Three Upper East Tennessee doctors have had their licenses put on probation, said the Tennessee Department of Health. One, psychiatrist...