The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Toxicology Testing Program (DEA TOX) is aimed at detecting new psychoactive substances within the US....
Tennessee
TN: Increased Incidence of Fentanyl-Related Deaths Involving Para-fluorofentanyl or Metonitazene — Knox County, Tennessee
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertIncreased incidence of fentanyl-related deaths involving para-fluorofentanyl or metonitazene — Knox County, Tennessee, November 2020–August 2021 This week’s MMWR reported an...
US: Former Tennessee Clinic Owner Sentenced for Opioid Distribution
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesHealthcare Facility Drug Diversion A former nurse practitioner and clinic owner was sentenced in the Eastern District of Tennessee...
TN: Hendersonville Police arrest nurse for stealing ‘script from elderly patient
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertHealthcare Diversion – Nurse Diversion Hendersonville Police asked the public for help Thursday in regards to obtaining further information...
New Synthetic Opioid Protonitazene Increasing in Prevalence as “Nitazenes” Gain Traction Across the United States and Canada
Lisa McElhaney / / / Research & PublicationsPurpose: The objective of this announcement is to notify public health and safety, law enforcement, first responders, clinicians, medical...
TN: Tennessee Physician Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hydrocodone Distribution Resulting in Death
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesA Tennessee physician was sentenced today in the Western District of Tennessee to 20 years in prison for his...
TN: Jury Convicts Clarksville Doctor Of 36 Counts Related To Pill Mill Operation
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesTwo Patients Overdosed While Inside Clarksville Clinic A federal jury on Friday, completed its deliberations in the case of...
A drug overdose Thursday morning resulted in the seizure of heroin laced with suspected fentanyl, and two first responders...
TN: Tennessee Podiatrist Charged with Health Care Fraud for Alleged Foot Bath Scheme
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertA federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, returned an indictment charging a podiatrist with a scheme to defraud Medicare...
TN: Tennessee Doctor Pleads Guilty to Maintaining an Illegal Drug Premises
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesA Tennessee doctor pleaded guilty yesterday in the Eastern District of Tennessee to maintaining his Knoxville, Tennessee, pain clinic...