Lawsuit: Purdue Targeted Nurse Practitioners, PAs
The medical community has long valued “midlevel providers” — nurse practitioners and physician assistants — for the role they can play in...
'Dreamland' Journalist: Purdue Pharma Lawsuit Implies Not Much Changed — Except Awareness
When journalist Sam Quinones read the lawsuit Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery filed against Purdue Pharma, unsealed at the end...
UT Medical Center Doctor to Discuss Opioid Dependency during Pregnancy on CNN Tonight
Dr. Craig Towers of UT Medical Center will be featured on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" tonight to discuss opioid dependency among...
Opinion | Crown Passed but Opioid Fight Continues
A few weeks ago, I relinquished my crown as Miss Tennessee, passing it to my worthy successor, Christine Williams. But I didn’t give up...
Running Race Against Pain
MEMPHIS — Leaning heavily on his walker, James Tuggle shuffled out of a Germantown pain clinic for the last time, trying to stay...
Restricting His Opioids Caused My Husband’s Death
There have recently been a few minor stories about the closing of Comprehensive Pain Specialists clinics across the region due to...
How Candidates for Governor will Tackle Opioids
Tennessee’s top-tier gubernatorial candidates all agree the ongoing opioid epidemic is among the most critical issues facing the...
Harwell Touts Support for Medical Marijuana
Republican gubernatorial candidate Beth Harwell started airing television ads Friday touting her support for medical marijuana. In the...
Purdue Records Reveal Deceit in Deal with AGs
The attorneys general for 27 states — including Tennessee — inked a deal a decade ago that allowed OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to...
Federal Prosecutors to Focus on Synthetic Opioids
CONCORD, N.H. – Federal prosecutors in eight states with high drug overdose death rates will pursue even seemingly small synthetic opioid...