(CBS DETROIT) – The initiative aimed at stopping the flow of drugs coming from Detroit to Tennessee and other states has been a success, according to a Tennessee-area district attorney. Since it was started nearly 2 ½ months ago in mid-December, what’s called the “313 Initiative” has led to major drug busts. According to the district attorney, it’s led to …

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – A Lexington mother is sharing her story a little more than a year after losing her daughter to a fentanyl overdose. On January 27, 2022, Laura New’s daughter Cara died from a fentanyl overdose—a tragic ending to an eight-year battle to save her daughter. “It’s almost like there’s just no words,” said Laura. “I feel like …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Friday five more people from Detroit were arrested in an ongoing investigation after multiple law enforcement agencies obtained a search warrant for a home on Willoughby Road in South Knoxville. On Thursday afternoon, Knoxville Police Department officers and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms seized …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Regional medical providers have collaborated to host an annual East Tennessee Opioid Conference that’s now in it’s sixth year as the battle to curb the opioid epidemic intensifies. This year’s event was the highest attended conference since getting started six years ago, proving that it’s all hands on deck as the opioid problem continues to grow. …

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – Bowling Green Independent Schools is continuing its series of “Tough Conversations” with a seminar on Fentanyl getting into local schools. The district started this series earlier this year with conversations on drug awareness and cyber security for teens. The goal of these conversations is to give parents and students the tools and knowledge they need …

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – In 2021, 2,250 Kentuckians died from a drug overdose, that’s a 14.5% increase from 2020. Fentanyl was found in more than 72% of those deaths, according to a report by the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy. White House Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Dr. Rahul Gupta is a physician from West Virginia, …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — One pill can be much more deadly than it used to be, and the impact is becoming apparent to officials as the death toll among adolescents continues to climb. The recent death of a Nashville girl who was not even two years old yet is among the “alarming” trend of adolescents dying from drug overdoses, with one …

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Virginia Senate passed a bill that declares fentanyl as a weapon of terrorism; meanwhile, local leaders and advocates in Sullivan County, Tennessee are working to address the growing problem the drug poses. “Right now, fentanyl is our number one drug of choice it seems like,” said Sullivan County District Attorney General Barry Staubus. “Last …

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Thanks to a multi-agency investigation, just over 103 pounds of fentanyl-laced drugs were taken off the streets and two Californians were arrested in Murfreesboro last weekend. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), 21-year-old Kevin Bucio-Arredondo and 20-year-old Leslie Heredia were taken into custody in Murfreesboro after being accused of transporting a large quantity of …

LINCOLN COUNTY, Tenn. (WHNT) – Fentanyl is a powerful and deadly synthetic drug. According to a recent study, there are more opioid deaths than gun deaths or car accidents in major cities. Fentanyl deaths in smaller communities have skyrocketed in recent months, and mothers in Fayetteville, Tenn. say children are dying in those communities as well.  Terri Myers and Tammie Elkins have formed …