DEA: Stopping Diversion of Prescription Opioids Starts With Providers
About half of people who misuse prescription drugs get them for free from a friend or family member, the federal government found — but...
How the DEA Plans to Tackle Opioid Abuse, Crime in Knoxville
Knoxville News Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE Knoxville will be the 13th city to pilot a program designed to attack drug abuse...
270 Pain Pills Per Person: Tennessee County Under Investigation by DEA
CLAY COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) - They say there's no such thing as bad publicity, but one Tennessee town may disagree. Clay County, Tennessee,...
The Feds Are Raiding the Offices of Doctors Who Prescribe Addiction Medication
Opioid overdose is now responsible for one in five deaths among young adults—an astonishing proportion, according to new data from the...
Rep. Marsha Blackburn Defends Role in Passing Opioid Law That Critics Say Undercut DEA
WASHINGTON – Rep. Marsha Blackburn, a key player in the passage of a federal law that critics say has made it more difficult to restrain...
TBI Investigating after DEA, Bradley County Sheriff's Office Raid Wrong House
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WATE) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is conducting a review after the Drug Enforcement Administration said it...
DEA Must Turn over Opioid Tracking Data for Every State, Federal Judge Orders
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration must turn over confidential records that have tracked the exact number of opioids delivered to...
Local Addiction Treatment Facility Raided by Federal Agents
The home of a local addiction treatment doctor and the eight recovery centers he operates in Virginia and Tennessee were raided Wednesday...