Mothers, Others Share Stories for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Month
From the waist up, Meghan Denney was cool and collected, telling the story of how, with help, she saved her own life. Behind the lectern...
‘Ban the Box’ to Give Out Second Chances
For the many Tennesseans concerned that outdated criminal justice laws are endangering public safety and ruining people's lives, it's...
TN Makes Naloxone Available without Rx
Tennessee has passed legislation that will allow authorized pharmacists statewide to dispense naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote,...
East TN Nonprofit Fighting Addiction Stigma, Fear of Calling for Help
Every morning, Charme Allen says she starts her day looking over a list of all the deaths in Knox County the night before. It's not what...
East TN Nonprofit Fighting Addiction Stigma, Fear of Calling for Help
Every morning, Charme Allen says she starts her day looking over a list of all the deaths in Knox County the night before. It's not what...
East TN Nonprofit Fighting Addiction Stigma, Fear of Calling for Help
Every morning, Charme Allen says she starts her day looking over a list of all the deaths in Knox County the night before. It's not what...
Group: Laws Protect Those Who Help Stop OD Deaths
Donna Towe said if love or money could have saved her daughter, Taygan, she'd still be alive. Towe said Taygan, 29, who died in July...
Officials: Potent Painkiller Increasingly in Local Illegal Drug Market
State officials are increasingly concerned about a synthetic opioid drug, 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, being used to...
Middleman in Knox Fatal Drug Overdose Deal Gets 8 Years in Prison
A middleman in a drug sale that turned out to be fatal for a 20-year-old Knoxville heroin addict is headed to prison. Knox County...
Editorial: Prescription Drug Safety Act Must Be Renewed
Tennessee appears to be making headway in fighting prescription drug abuse, but a key law that helps combat opioid abuse will need to be...