Fentanyl overdoses occur from ingesting the synthetic opioid. But popular culture has misrepresented the risks to first responders.
Tennessee nurse practitioner known as ‘Rock Doc’ gets 20 years for illegally prescribing opioids
A Tennessee nurse practitioner who called himself the “Rock Doc” has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegally prescribing thousands of doses of opioids including oxycodone and fentanyl in return for money and sex, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
‘Her story needs to be told’: A renovated garden in Centennial Park remembers children who died by violence
Since 1996, a small corner of Centennial Park has memorialized children who died from violence. This week, the renovated Children’s Memory Garden will be unveiled.
Tennessee just started distributing fentanyl test strips, and even the top cop likes the early results
The state’s agency overseeing substance abuse is finding the drug-checking kits are more effective than expected.
Metro Police warn dangerous fentanyl-laced drugs are everywhere downtown
Metro Police are warning that dangerous fentanyl is showing up in all kinds of street drugs, but especially cocaine that’s sold in downtown Nashville.
Person who died at Bonnaroo identified, though the cause remains unconfirmed
Law enforcement confirmed the identity of one death from Bonnaroo 2022, though the cause remains under investigation.
Fentanyl test kits are now legal in Tennessee, but groups still can’t distribute them at Bonnaroo
Bonnaroo is back after a two-year hiatus. And this year, the promoter has welcomed a nonprofit to distribute the overdose reversal drug naloxone as drug deaths continue to soar among young adults. But the festival still hasn’t embraced more controversial forms of harm reduction.
Tennessee joins growing list of states legalizing at-home tests to detect fentanyl in drugs
Rapid tests that can detect the powerful opioid fentanyl may soon become much more available in Tennessee.
The other epidemic: Overdoses are spiking in Tennessee prisons, as deadly drugs circulate through supposedly secure facilities
Drug deaths have jumped more than eightfold in Tennessee prisons in the past two years. That’s left people inside, their loved ones and even officials feeling desperate.
Nashville’s overdose crisis has quickly become a poisoning problem, loved ones say
Nashville set another record in 2021 for overdose deaths. Year-end figures released Thursday show a 15% increase from 2020, which was also a record high.
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