Prosecutors Reveal Links Between Opioid Cases in Small-Town Pharmacies

Feb 19, 2024 at 03:13 pm by Chandelar Williams

Middle Tennessee - Federal prosecutors say they have uncovered connections between previously unconnected cases involving opioid prescribers, revealing a troubling pattern in.... Read More

CDC Grant Continues Support of Tennessee’s Overdose Prevention Work

Oct 26, 2023 at 11:32 am by WGNS News

The Tennessee Department of Health is receiving a $5.4 million grant from the CDC’s Overdose Data to Action program to strengthen the State’s ongoing efforts to ad.... Read More

New Online Resource Connects Tennesseans In Substance-Use Crisis To local Treatment Services

Mar 07, 2023 at 06:00 am by WGNS News

A new substance abuse treatment locator website from the Tennessee Department of Health is available today at FindHelpNowTN.org. This site links individuals directly to care a.... Read More

Preventing opioid use and recovery in Rutherford County

Sep 24, 2022 at 01:03 pm by WGNS News

  (RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN) Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies from the Strategies and Tactics for Opioid Prevention program distributed information at the R.... Read More

Opioid abuse continues in Rutherford County and Throughout Tennessee

Feb 17, 2022 at 03:47 pm by WGNS

Opioid abuse continues to be a concern, despite efforts by the state to limit the number of pills that can be prescribed to patients. Erica Herndon with the Prevention Coali.... Read More

Center for Health and Human Services receives $1M grant to address opioids in Wilson County

Aug 24, 2021 at 03:03 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A Middle Tennessee State University center and Wilson County nonprofit coalition have partnered to address opioid abuse and misuse in the rura.... Read More

Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services a Pilot Agency for “TN Save a Life-First Responder” Substance Abuse Outreach Program

Aug 28, 2020 at 08:46 am by WGNS

Rutherford County, TN—Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services (RCEMS) will serve as a pilot agency for the “TN Save a Life-First Responder” substance ab.... Read More