More than 1,500 People Received Naloxone in Knox County Last Year, KCHD Report Finds
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — The Knox County Health Department, with the support of the Harm Reduction Coalition, released its second report...
UT Surgeon Wants Doctors to Prescribe Fewer Opioids after Procedures
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — For many it's the first stop on the road to addiction: an opioid prescription after surgery. The pills may work, but...
Tennessee Sen. Briggs Pushing for New Law to Lock Pill Bottles
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville lawmaker is pushing for a new law to prevent opioid theft and abuse. Drug addiction specialists, medical...
Tennessee Bill Would Prosecute Moms for Assault If Their Babies Are Born Drug-Dependent
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that could be used to prosecute women for assault if they use illegal...
DCS Sees Rise in Children Needing Stable Homes amid Opioid Crisis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The stats are staggering. The Tennessee Department of Child Services says there has been a 51 percent increase in...
Opioid Epidemic Costs TN Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Lost Personal Income
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The opioid epidemic is costing the economy in Tennessee hundreds of millions of dollars every year in lost personal...
New Drug Task Force Aims to Combat Rural Opioid Epidemic
LOUDON, Tenn. — Law enforcement in Loudon County is taking a new approach to fighting their local opioid epidemic. Ninth Judicial...
Tenn. Rep Introduces Medical Marijuana Legislation
WASHINGTON — A Tennessee lawmaker has once again introduced legislation to allow states to set their own policies on marijuana. Rep....
Opioid Addiction Hotline Opens in Tennessee
Help for someone struggling with opioid abuse is now just a phone call away. 290 people in Knox County died of a drug overdoes in 2018,...
Syringe Service Program Sees 600+ Clients in First 6 Months of Operations in Knoxville
In the first six months since the Syringe Service Program began operations, more than 600 people in Knoxville received free clean...