We all know the opioid epidemic takes so many lives each year. In just December of 2023 alone, almost 400 Tennesseans were hospitalized from an opioid overdose. This excludes heroin, which caused over 60 hospitalizations in the same timeframe. What about those fellow Volunteers who were not as fortunate? How many more numbers out there […]
You’ve worked a lot of jobs to make ends meet, construction, factory work, and some farm work. Each year as you get older, it seems you sustain another injury. You have broken several bones, torn ligaments, and had many days where ibuprofen just wasn’t enough. But you pushed on as you had a family to […]
You grew up knowing certain things about the substances circulating throughout your local Appalachian streets. Your dad had taken oxycodone, fentanyl, and many other forms of pain pills just to manage his constant back pain. After years of working in factories and mines, his body was giving out, but he knew he had to work […]
George was at a local bar on a Friday night. He had injected heroin earlier that day before he went to work. He was an electrician, and whatever money he made, he used to buy heroin. He felt he was always desperate for something to help ease the cravings and agitation that he was feeling. […]
Sean had been partier since his college years. He felt he had to be at every party just to feel alive. At first, it just started with alcohol. He would drink until he couldn’t remember anything anymore. It helped hide the emotional stress and pain that he was going through. He always felt like life […]
You walk into the quiet room to find your 52-year-old husband looking like a frozen statue. He is seated with his elbows flexed and fists clenched while his neck is held stiff in a bent position. He doesn’t move or speak, even when you call his name repeatedly. Attempts to touch or lightly shake him […]
You’ve recently started to hear your partner talk about “Muder 8” and you’re not sure what it is. Normally it’s something you either overhear when they’re talking on the phone, or you hear it in passing. They’d already been acting weird recently, missing your normal date nights and going out late at night. Now they’re […]
We all know about different candies; from chocolates to gummy worms, seasonal candy like candy corn, and everything in between. Sometimes we use candy as a reward for children learning new tasks, like potty training. It is given for birthdays, holidays, and seen at celebrations. Even people with anxiety or those trying to quit smoking […]
The listing for your vacation rental said it was the perfect place to have fun for the whole family. When you get there, you find brightly colored candy-looking objects in a plastic bag in one of the cabinets. Your child asks if they can have one, but you aren’t sure what they are or where […]
We all saw the story, News Channel 5 reported that fentanyl-laced weed was found by the Winchester Police Department. While this story first aired back in 2019, it still sparked panic among Tennessee residents. Everyone talked about the dangers of fentanyl and how this could really harm the public. However, a new story was released […]
