East Tenn. Mom Shares Struggle with Addiction during Pregnancy
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - Christy McQueen's son Gunner was born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, or NAS. It's the term for when babies...
Knox Doctor Successfully Detoxes Hundreds of Pregnant Women Off Opiates
Alisia Torres sat in Dr. Craig Towers' High Risk Obstetrical Consultants office in October 2017 as substance abuse coordinator Emily Katz...
Research Shows Detox Is Safe for Pregnant Women, Babies
KNOXVILLE — New research shows it is safe for women addicted to drugs to go through detox while pregnant. The program at the University...
UT Medical Center Doctor to Discuss Opioid Dependency during Pregnancy on CNN Tonight
Dr. Craig Towers of UT Medical Center will be featured on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" tonight to discuss opioid dependency among...
Women with Opioid Use Disorder Can Be Successfully Detoxed during Pregnancy and Deliver Healthy Babi
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Research Shows Detox Is Safe for Pregnant Women, Babies
The University of Tennessee Medical Center is one of only about a dozen locations around the country that offers a detox program for...
Opioid Crisis Spiking Cases of Babies Born Drug Dependent
Not sleeping, digestive problems, developmental disabilities all yet another set of symptoms of the opioid epidemic. Local adoption...
Better Early Intervention Protects Kids from Opioids
I’ve been honest about what opioid addiction has done to members of my own family. Since our troubles were described in a story in the...
Nashville Company Battling Opioid Addictions Raises $8 Million
180 Health Partners, a Nashville-based behavioral health company battling the opioid epidemic, has raised $8 million to fund its...
Born Addicted: The Number of Opioid-Addicted Babies is Soaring
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — As a team of nurses unwrap baby Jayden from the comfort of his swaddling cloth, he wails. His tiny feet shake. His...