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Tennessee Epidemic
Opiate addiction rages on, fueled by a hunger for painkillers in the state’s northeast corner. Its victims — and enemies — are fighting back.
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The mother sits in the dark room, gently rocking her newborn baby. She anticipates the screaming…
The mother sits in the dark room, gently rocking her newborn baby. She anticipates the screaming…
The mother wishes for her real name not to be used. To respect her privacy, her name has been changed to Coraline Archer.
Veronica Thompson
Apr 27, 2015
Opioid Addiction in Northeast Tennessee: Putting the Pill on a Pedestal
Opioid Addiction in Northeast Tennessee: Putting the Pill on a Pedestal
A slight aroma of decay wafts through the air. Trash bags, piled up on the front porch of a trailer like a monument to some god of sloth…
Lance White
May 5, 2015
A Fighting Chance
A Fighting Chance
Coraline Archer didn’t fathom how emotionally disturbing it would be to see her three-day-old baby receive replacement drugs for withdrawal…
Mary Cabell Kelly
May 4, 2015
NAS mothers obtain Safe Harbor
NAS mothers obtain Safe Harbor
By Jessica Brown
Jessica Brown
Aug 25, 2015
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