New State Opioid Restrictions will take Effect July 1
Knoxville News Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE As of July 1, if you have a prescription for opioid drugs, you’ll see some changes...
Here's What New Tennessee Opioid Restrictions Mean at Your Doctor's Office and Pharmacy
Limits on supply, strength The biggest change has to do with how much of a drug you can get and when. Under the new law, pharmacists can...
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Suing Wholesalers Won't Help Tennessee Solve Opioid Crisis
We do not need to review statistics to tell us we have too many opioid overdose deaths in Tennessee or that families and communities are...
Opinion | Antiquated Privacy Rule Blocks Treatment of Opiate Addiction, Puts Lives at Risk
Opioid misuse has reached epidemic proportions in the United States; and for the first time since the 1960s life expectancy in the U.S....
Opinion | 3 Ways a Federal Bill Will Help Fight the Opioid Crisis
Here’s a true story that is hard to hear, and hard to forget: Becky Savage, a mother of four boys, wakes up one morning in June 2015, ...
House Passes Bill Limiting Some Opioid Prescriptions
The House on Monday approved a measure limiting opioid prescriptions for first-time and temporary uses, passing a critical portion of...
Senate Sponsor Halts Medical Cannabis Bill
The sponsor of a bill that would legally allow some Tennesseans to use medical cannabis killed the proposal Tuesday. Speaking to the...
House Panel OKs, Advances Medical Cannabis Bill
Over the objections of law enforcement and health officials, a second House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would legally allow...
I Support Medical, Not Political, Marijuana
“If medical marijuana helps a patient, they should have it.” Most Tennesseans will agree with this statement. As a physician and as a...