Eight Recovery Court Graduates Celebrated Sobriety Wednesday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Davidson County General Sessions Recovery Court held graduation today at the Birch Building in Downtown...
Cost of Opioid Crisis Keeps Going Up & You're Paying for It
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Tennessee and the nation have been battling the fentanyl and opioid crisis for nearly a decade. Taxpayers fund...
Recovery Programs Evolve to Treat the Whole Person
Kristie Wolbers was the only nursing student in her graduating class to go into behavioral health. "My patients who had substance use...
Need for Narcan on the Rise in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - The opioid crisis is causing a strain across the state, but relief lies in a nasal spray. Narcan (naloxone)...
Fentanyl's Potency Creates Hurdle in Fighting Opioid Overdoses
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Overdose deaths are skyrocketing across the country from synthetic opioids. According to the Centers for...
Tennessee First Responders Face Deadly Dilemma When Confronting Fentanyl
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - The calls never stop, and the risk is only greater. They come with increased danger, as police, fire and EMT’s...
Suspect Known as "Boogie" Linked to Overdoses, Captured in Nashville
CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - The search is over for a man accused of dealing heroin who escaped from deputies. He's known by the name...
TBI: Fentanyl Testing Requests Up 121-Percent Since Last Year
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - There is only one local law enforcement agency with a crime lab capable of drug analysis. All other cases...
Hemp v. Marijuana: Similarities Make It Tough on Law Enforcement
SAINT JOSEPH, Tenn. (WKRN) - In 2017, the legislature modified the state's hemp laws, making it legal to sell hemp products containing...
Walgreens to Start Selling CBD Products
(WFLA) - Walgreens is set to begin selling CBD products in more than a thousand stores in certain states, a report says. According to...