Mayor Megan Barry: Thank You, Nashville
At around 3 a.m. Sunday, July 30, my husband, Bruce, and I awoke to a knock on the door. We proceeded to receive the most devastating...
Mayor Megan Barry Opens Up about Son's Drug Use and Death in Return to Work
Mayor Megan Barry, returning to her regular duties as Nashville's mayor Monday, opened up publicly about the death of her son, Max, from...
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry's Son Dies from Apparent Overdose, Prompting Outpouring of Support
Max Barry, the mayor's only son, died in Colorado of an apparent drug overdose, the mayor's office said in a statement. So often it has...
Man Convicted on Federal Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Charges in Nashville
A man at the center of a multi-state heroin and cocaine distribution operation has been found guilty by a federal jury in Nashville...
Mt. Juliet Police Supplies Officers with Opioid Overdose Kits as Encounters Rise
The Mt. Juliet Police Department has equipped officers with opioid overdose kits to administer to the public or fellow officers as...
Opioid Crisis 'Knows No Bounds,' Says Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price
The opioid crisis that claims more than 50,000 American lives a year “is a scourge that knows no bounds” and will require more spending...
Senate Health Care Bill Contains $2 Billion to Address Opioid Crisis, A Fraction of What Some had Ho
The U.S. Senate's health care bill contains $2 billion to help fight the opioid crisis gripping the nation, far less than some Republican...
Study: AHCA Could Cost Tennessee 28k Jobs
Tennessee stands to lose more than 28,000 jobs by 2026 under the GOP's health care reform bill, which would reduce the health care...
Tennessee Doctor Bucks Conventional Medical Wisdom for Pregnant Addicts
When Dr. Craig Towers first started seeing opioid-addicted pregnant women in his high-risk OB-GYN practice, he followed the longstanding...
How a Judge Would Fix Tennessee’s Drug Crisis
There is a unique facility in Nashville. Referred to as “DC-4,” the Davidson County Drug Court has given me specific insights into both...