Memphis Police: 12 Opioid Overdoses in 24 Hours, Two Deaths
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis police are sounding the alarm after a startling spike in opioid overdoses. As of Friday afternoon, they said 12...
The F Word: Fentanyl Emerging as a Scourge across Tennessee
MIDDLE TENNESSEE (WKRN) - Danny Schaeffer is in the business of dealing with bad things. Fentanyl is one of them. Schaeffer is the EMS...
Zip Codes Tell Tale of Narcan Use in Knox County
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knox County Health Department says first responders in the county administered the overdose-reversing drug...
More than 1,500 People Received Naloxone in Knox County Last Year, KCHD Report Finds
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — The Knox County Health Department, with the support of the Harm Reduction Coalition, released its second report...
‘Narcan Party’ a Problem for Area EMS Personnel
Cheatham County EMS Director Danny Schaeffer knew what a “Narcan party” was before he heard of them ever happening in Cheatham County....
Opioid Overdoses in Montgomery Co. Putting Strain on EMS Workers
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - Opioid-related overdoses have more than doubled compared to the same time last year. Jan. 5 and 6,...
County’s Drug-Related Deaths Higher than Most
Despite legislation intended to curb the opioid epidemic in Tennessee, it’s steadily getting worse. That’s according to the 2018 Knox...
Report on Area Drug Deaths Shows South, North Knoxville Hardest Hit
If you die of a drug overdose in Knox or Anderson County, where are you most likely to be? In a home — yours, or someone else's....
Unicoi County Led NE TN Counties in Overdose Deaths Per Population in 2017
NASHVILLE (WJHL) - Data from the Tennessee Department of Health shows Unicoi County experienced more drug overdose deaths per population...
Overdoses Killed 1,776 in Tennessee Last Year
Drug overdose deaths continued to rise throughout Tennessee last year, primarily because of a dramatic spike in deaths attributed to...