The attorneys general in Tennessee and North Carolina have reached a settlement with drug companies that could be one of the largest payouts for opioid litigation. Now, they have to convince 4,000 cities, counties and states to drop their pending litigation and sign on.
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.
Fatal Overdoses In Nashville Nearly Double Since COVID-19 Arrived
The number of people dying from fatal overdoses in Nashville has nearly doubled since COVID-19 arrived. Public health officials say there seems to be a link to the pandemic, but they aren’t sure what it is.
Tennessee Employers Grapple With Hiring And Managing Workers With Opioid Addiction
There’s been a growing willingness to employ people with an addiction amid a labor shortage.
Some Tennessee Hospitals Have Nearly Stopped Prescribing Opioids To New Moms
Some Tennessee hospitals have almost entirely stopped prescribing opioids after women give birth, while others are still giving addictive narcotics to nearly every new mother as they go home.
Report: Many Prolific Opioid Prescribers Have Gone Overlooked By Tennessee Regulators
Tennessee health officials haven’t been questioning many of the state’s highest opioid prescribers. Of the most prolific, half have never triggered an inquiry, and most have never been disciplined.
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.
DEA Acknowledges Flaws In Opioid Distribution Database But Won’t Clear Murfreesboro Pharmacy
The Drug Enforcement Agency is refusing to publicly correct alleged flaws in an opioid distribution database published by The Washington Post. A pharmacy owned by state Sen. Shane Reeves has conducted its own recount and says it found major errors that inflated its total by as much as 30 times.
Fears Grow That Drug Dependent Newborns Won’t See Much Aid From Opioid Settlements
The image of shaking babies in hospital nurseries, withdrawing from opioids used by their mother, is referenced in many of the lawsuits against drug companies, aimed at punishing them for contributing to the opioid crisis. But there are growing concerns that those same newborns name-dropped in litigation will be left out of the settlements being […]
In Final State Of The State Speech, Haslam Focuses On Accomplishments, Not New Plans
Listen Governor Bill Haslam presented a limited agenda Monday night, in an unusually reflective and retrospective State of the State speech. In his final statewide address as governor, Haslam spent most of his time highlighting what he sees as his successes, including low unemployment and an improving education system. But as for new proposals — […]
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