Count It! Lock It! Drop It! Expands to Fight Pill Abuse
Count It! Lock It! Drop It! (CLD), a comprehensive community program for prescription drug abuse prevention, has added 26 counties since...
'We Do Recover': Hundreds Gather to Mourn 30 Percent Spike in Local OD Deaths Offer Hope
More than 300 people gathered at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame to memorialize lives lost to drugs and talk about how to stem the...
As Overdose Death Toll Rises, Grassroots Group Fights Stigma with Overdose Awareness Event
On Thursday night, as the lights across the Henley Bridge glow purple, some will mourn the loss of a loved one. Some will be grateful for...
Doc’s Research Prompts New Guidelines for Getting Pregnant Women Off Drugs
For the past five years, Dr. Craig Towers has been treating his pregnant patients with addiction issues the way he thought best – at...
Russia? I’d Fire Sessions over ‘Civil Forfeiture’
Oh, he doesn’t call it that. He calls it “civil forfeiture.” But what it is, is theft by law enforcement. Sessions should be ashamed. If...
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry's Son Dies from Apparent Overdose, Prompting Outpouring of Support
So often it has been Nashville Mayor Megan Barry seeking to comfort the city during times of tragedy. But now, Nashvillians are providing...
LET ’EM DIE
Americans often complain about how far Washington debates seem to be removed from the lives of real people. But Washington’s health care...
The Unintended Victim
Paul Shoulders Jr. didn’t take drugs the day they killed him. Someone else did. As Tennessee grapples to curb the deadly toll of...
Are Doctors Overprescribing?
NASHVILLE - Adults with mental health disorders are consuming more than half of all painkillers prescribed in the United States,...
Drug Crisis is Nothing New for Knoxville
Local and state officials are alarmed about the opioid epidemic and overdose deaths it causes. The Federal Drug Administration approved...