Helen Ross McNabb: Flood of Opioid Treatment Money Would be More Effective With Less Earmarking
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An East Tennessee treatment center said if some of the flood of federal money to combat opioid addiction could be used...
Man Indicted in OD Deaths of Two East TN Victims
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville man faces federal charges in the 2018 overdose deaths of two unnamed East Tennesseans. Kevn Leon Catlett,...
ETSU Professor Leads National Task Force Recommending how Opioid Settlements are Spent
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — While more than 2,000 cities and counties consider a potential $48 billion lawsuit against drug makers involved in...
Tennessee Department of Health: Opioid Deaths Rose to Another All-Time High in 2018
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee saw more overdose deaths in 2018 than any year before despite continued progress in the regulation of...
Knoxville Barber Cuts Hair as He Grows His Faith
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Thousands of barbers from across the country will gather in Knoxville for the Tennessee Barber Expo. It's a project...
Jury Selection Begins in Cuyahoga, Summit Opioid Trial Despite Delay Request
CLEVELAND — (AP) Jury selection began Wednesday in the first federal trial over the opioid epidemic despite a last-minute request from...
New Study: Opioid Crisis Cost US Economy $631 Billion Over 4 Years
The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015 through last year — and it may keep getting more expensive, according to a...
'The numbers don't lie' | Tennessee Attorney General Sues Opioid Distributor that Sold M
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — According to the Tennessee Attorney General, a single corporation distributed millions of oxycodone pills -- all from...
26 Tennessee Hospitals File Suit Against Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — Twenty-six hospitals in Tennessee and seven hospitals in southwest Virginia filed a civil lawsuit in Greene County...
Two East Tennessee Doctors Plead Guilty to Overprescribing Opioids as Part of Federal Bust
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two East Tennessee doctors have pleaded guilty in a federal probe into the over-prescription of opioid drugs. Dr....