New Drugs, Prevention, but HIV Continues
Knoxville News Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE When Jeff Simmons, now 52, was diagnosed HIV-positive in 1991, the virus was still a...
Drug Injections Fuel Hepatitis C Increase
A rise in injection drug use is creating more new acute Hepatitis C incidents and East Tennessee is seeing higher rates of the disease...
Tennessee Bill Would Allow For Needle Exchange Program For Addicts
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - Few bills on Tennessee's capitol hill are actually presented as saving lives, but that's how one...
House Approves Tennessee Needle-Exchange Programs to Be Run by Nonprofit Group
NASHVILLE — The state House today approved a bill allowing the operation of nonprofit groups interested in offering needle-exchange...