Task Force to Address Overdose Issues in Knoxville
A newly formed task force will be taking on opioid and drug issues in Knoxville and the surrounding area. The group's focus will be to...
Long-Acting Contraception Now Offered at 41 Tennessee Jails
More than 90 percent of the women in Tennessee county jails are serving time because of drugs, according to Tennessee's drug recovery...
2016 in Review: ET's Unrelenting Opioid Scourge
The numbers are unrelenting. East Tennessee's opioid scourge, which has been rising steadily in recent years, continued unabated in 2016....
Drug-Related Overdose Deaths Increase in Knox County
KNOXVILLE - The number of overdose deaths for Knox County in 2016 is expected to be the largest ever, according to the Knox County...
1,451 Killed by Drug Overdoses in Tennessee in 2015
The number of Tennesseans dying from drug overdoses continues to increase, with a record number of deaths recorded in 2015. The Tennessee...
Greeneville Pharmacists Donate Narcan Kits to Local Police
Corley's Pharmacy and Atchley Drug Center in Greeneville are donating 30 kits with two doses of the Narcan, also called Naloxone, to...
Opioid Treatment Options are Expanding
In the past two decades, the devastation associated with opioid addiction has escaped the relative confines of the inner city and...
Opioid Treatment Options are Expanding
n the past two decades, the devastation associated withopioid addiction has escaped the relative confines of the inner city and extended...
Addiction Epidemic is Personal for East TN Judge
When Mallie Moore, 27, first appeared in Judge Duane Slone's courtroom, she didn't like him very much. Little did she know then, he would...
Addiction Epidemic is Personal for East TN Judge
When Mallie Moore, 27, first appeared in Judge Duane Slone's courtroom, she didn't like him very much. Little did she know then, he would...