A Tennessee Senate committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from owning or controlling pharmacies in the state.

Rep. Aftyn Behn filed the complaint after a state commission report documented drug use and trafficking concerns inside DCS facilities.

A recent drug bust in South Nashville has helped take pounds of drugs off the street, officials said. The Metro Nashville ...

A drug that’s becoming increasingly dangerous is building dependency among users, according to clinicians at one of ...

A psychoactive drug derived from an African plant could transform treatment for addiction and PTSD. Here’s why Tennessee lawmakers are considering it.

New addiction treatment program in Ocoee, TN, combines evidence-based clinical treatment with structured outdoor ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN (WGNS) - A new national study is shining a harsh light on what many Middle Tennesseans already sense in their own circles: midlife stress is ...

The FDA just approved two oral antibiotics to treat gonorrhea. One, zoliflodacin, is a first-in-class antibiotic and the first new drug that uniquely targets gonorrhea infections in decades. The other ...

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (WHNT) — A Tennessee woman was charged with drug trafficking after a crash that happened in Scottsboro on Friday, February 6. Scottsboro Police responded to a single-vehicle crash at ...

La VERGNE, TN (WGNS) - What started as a simple speeding stop Saturday (2/7/2026) night in La Vergne quickly turned into something far more serious. Around 9:30 p.m ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Renaissance Recovery, a District Behavioral Health Group (DBH) ...

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) – Officials in Knoxville are warning that a new drug has suddenly popped up in East Tennessee that is more deadly than fentanyl. It is an opioid called N-Propionitrile ...