Grieving Nashville Parents Share Story of Daughter’s Addiction, Death
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Young people and teenagers are becoming addicted to painkillers at an alarming rate, but you might not know...
Synthetic Opioids Rise in Popularity Despite Grave Dangers of Abuse
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – They’re drugs that are supposed to be used to help ease pain after a surgery or serious injury— they’re only...
As number of Overdoses Rise in Tennessee, So Does Cost of Opioid Antidote
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Dr. Corey Slovis has a close understanding of the war on opiates and heroin. He has watched as heroin and...
VIDEO: News 2 Hosts Town Hall on Tennessee’s Opioid Crisis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – As we explored the grave epidemic our state and its residents are facing, News 2 sat down with experts and...
Tennessee’s Opioid Crisis: News 2 Explores Growing Epidemic Thursday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — News 2 took an in-depth look at the opioid crisis in Middle Tennessee throughout the day Thursday, Feb. 2....
Prominent Doctor Shares Eye-Opening Journey of Own Addiction
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A prominent Tennessee doctor who has dedicated his life to helping Tennesseans recover from addiction...
Tennessee Mother Hopes to Prevent Others from Pain of Losing Child to Drugs
TRI-CITIES, Tenn. (WRKN) – An East Tennessee woman is on a mission to try and prevent others from feeling the pain and heartache of...
Addict to Advocate: Mother of Boy Born Drug-Dependent Strives to Help Others
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Nashville woman struggled for years with pain pills and other drugs, even experiencing homelessness because...
Speaker Beth Harwell Creates Task Force on Opioid Abuse
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) announced Friday that she has created a task force on opioid and...
Medical Marijuana Bill would Allow Grow Operations, Dispensaries in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – There’s a new push to make medical marijuana legal in Tennessee with two state lawmakers saying they’ll...