Tennessee Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Health Care, Opioid Crisis at Nashville Forum
Speaking at a forum centered on health care, the majority of Tennessee's top-tier gubernatorial candidates stressed the need to tackle...
Republicans Introduce Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana in Tennessee
Two Republicans introduced a bill Thursday that would make Tennessee the latest state to allow medical marijuana. The legislation,...
State Collects Record Number of Unused Prescriptions in National Drug Drop-Off Day
Last month, Tennessee collected more unused prescription drugs than any other state in the nation, marking one bright spot in an opioid...
Nashville Sues Opioid Manufacturers to Recoup Costs of Fighting Epidemic
Metro government filed suit late Friday against multiple manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids, making Nashville the...
Opioid Epidemic's 'Collateral Damage': When a Drug-Free Workplace Doesn't Exist
CAMDEN, TENN. – It is no longer difficult for Jones Plastic & Engineering Plant Manager Eric Hicks to notice when an employee develops a...
He Got 17 Years for Selling Drugs Near School. Now 12 Nashville Officials are Fighting on his Behalf
Twelve Metro Council members have signed a letter urging a criminal court judge to give relief to a Nashville man serving a 17-year...
Drug, Alcohol Abuse Saps $2 Billion from Tennessee Annually — An Under-the-Radar Impact of Opioid Ep
Substance abuse annually costs Tennessee more than $2 billion — more than half of which is attributed to lost income from people who have...
Mother Uses Pain of Son's Overdose Death to Wage War Against Addiction
Fifteen minutes after police told Jacqueline Perrine her son had died of a heroin overdose, the shaken woman walked toward her 9-year-old...
Mother Uses Pain of Son's Overdose Death to Wage War Against Addiction
Fifteen minutes after police told Jacqueline Perrine her son had died of a heroin overdose, the shaken woman walked toward her 9-year-old...
Parents Looking for Help with Kids Using Drugs Get a Hotline and Maybe a Coach
Parents across the state struggling to help a child with a substance abuse problem have a new resource that can connect them with someone...