In 2020, counterfeit pills containing lethal doses of fentanyl contributed to a 50% increase in overdose deaths statewide.
COVID Was Bad, But In Nashville Drug Overdoses Were Deadlier in 2020
While COVID-19 claimed hundreds of lives in Nashville last year, drug overdoses killed even more people. Fatalities related to drugs spiked by nearly one-third compared to 2019, which was already a record year.
As Fatal Overdose Deaths Climb In Nashville, One Mom Hopes To Breaks The Cycle
When Tanja Jacobs couldn’t get in touch with her 22-year-old son on Memorial Day, she started to worry. But she was more than a thousand miles away in Colorado. So early that morning, she asked her ex-husband to check on their son at his apartment in Nashville. And they were on the phone together when […]
2019 Will Be A Record Year For Fatal Overdoses In Nashville — By Far
It will be another record year for fatal overdoses in Nashville. Newly released figures show the 2018 figure was eclipsed at the end of September.
More Accused Fentanyl Dealers Charged With Murder As Tennessee Threatens Death Penalty
Two men have been charged with second-degree murder for dealing heroin laced with fentanyl. They’re accused of killing a 30-year-old from Murfreesboro as Tennessee law enforcement is increasingly turning to homicide charges stemming from overdose deaths.
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