State Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Dispense Opioids in Lockable Bottles
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - State Sen. Richard Briggs and State Rep. Matthew Hill announced legislation Monday that would require certain...
Surgical Patients Receive Four Times the Opioids They Use, Study Shows
Surgeons have prescribed opioids at rate that's nearly four times what patients actually use, according to a new study.An analysis...
Compromise May Lead to Opioid Prescription Limits
NASHVILLE – The Haslam administration, lawmakers and health care providers may have finally reached a compromise that will put limits on...
Why Governor Haslam's Opioid Restrictions Took So Long To Advance
Governor Bill Haslam is headed into the final months of his time in office, and he’s decided that combating the opioid epidemic will be...
Governor Bill Haslam Unveils $30 Million Plan to Combat Opioid Crisis in Tennessee
Educating children, making overdose-reversing drugs available to all state troopers and adding hundreds of prison beds to treat those...
Governor Haslam Announces $30M Plan to Fight Opioid Epidemic in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - Governor Bill Haslam announced Monday a plan to end the opioid epidemic in Tennessee. The plan called TN...