Mothers Share Stories of Losing their Children to Opioid Oerdose
KNOXVILLE, TENN. - Several Knox County mothers are all shedding the stigma attached to what happened to their children by opening up...
The OD Epidemic: WBIR Highlights Drug Overdose Crisis (Includes Daily Overdose Statistics)
Knox County is on pace -- right now -- to record 300 suspected drug overdose deaths in 2017. Three hundred. Almost one a day. As...
Seeking Help about Opioids? Here are Options
East Tennessee is far away from providing all the resources needed to combat the opioid crisis. But there still are places you can go for...
The OD Epidemic: WBIR Highlights Drug Overdose Crisis
Knox County is on pace -- right now -- to record 300 suspected drug overdose deaths in 2017. Three hundred. Almost one a day. As...
UT Knoxville to Study Alcohol, Tobacco Use on Campus
Separate task forces this fall are going to review the University of Tennessee's alcohol and smoking policies on the Knoxville campus. UT...
Prescription Database Helping to Stop Opioid Abuse in Tennessee
The nation’s struggle with opioids isn’t a secret. Nearly 2 million Americans are estimated to be addicted to opioids. In 2012 alone more...
Knox Co. DAG: Suspected Opioid Deaths This Year Outpacing 2016
KNOX COUNTY - In the battle to combat ever-increasing opioid addiction and overdose deaths, more bad news surfaces for Knox County:...
State Authorities Warn of the Dangers of Fentanyl in East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE - Leaders from several Tennessee state agencies discussed Thursday morning the dangers of fentanyl, carfentanil and other...
Prison Program Helps Inmates Grow into Better Fathers
MORGAN COUNTY - Nearly forty inmates at the Morgan County Correctional Complex graduated Friday from a program marking their growth into...
Prescription Database Helping to Stop Opioid Abuse in Tennessee
The nation’s struggle with opioids isn’t a secret. Nearly 2 million Americans are estimated to be addicted to opioids. In 2012 alone more...