Grandparents Caring for Grandkids Could Get Money under Proposed Tenn. Bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — A Tennessee bill proposed by Senator Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville) could provide childcare payments to family...
New Court Program in East Tennessee Aims to Help Babies
DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — At the Jefferson County Juvenile Court, the cases have changed. Since the opioid crisis began, there have been more...
Chattanooga Woman Charged with 1st-Degree Murder after Twins Die following Excessive Drug Use
A Chattanooga woman has been charged with first-degree murder after her twins died allegedly because of her use of multiple illegal...
Police: Mother’s Drug Use Led to Deaths of Newborn Twins
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Police have charged a Tennessee mother with murder and other counts saying her drug use during pregnancy led to...
ReVIDA Recovery Opens, Forms Partnership to Reduce Babies Born Drug-Dependent
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After a few months of operation, ReVIDA Recovery Knoxville held its grand opening Wednesday. At the event, ReVIDA CEO...
Pay It Forward: UTMC Employee Helps Pregnant Women Find Diapers, Recovery Programs and More
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — At UT Medical Center, there's a program for pregnant women struggling with substance abuse. As the doctors and nurses...
Tennessee Lawmakers Want to Prosecute Moms of Drug-Exposed Babies and That's Wrong | Opinion
A Nashville-area laboratory that analyzes drug tests from across the country says last year it found fentanyl urine samples along side...
Isabel Workman: Adopting Drug-Dependent Infants
Not long ago, in eastern Tennessee, I had the chance to record a conversation with Isabel Workman. Isabel is an elementary school teacher...
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...
Children Born with Neonatal Abstinence
TONIGHT on NBC Nightly News: Kate Snow reports on children whose mothers used opioids and were born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome --...