You can always take unwanted prescription drugs to the dropbox in the Knoxville Police Department lobby, but on April 29, you’ll have even more options for drug disposal. That’s the 12th annual U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m., you can drop off drugs at numerous locations across the country. […]
Reducing risks of addiction one prescription at a time
Jan. 6, 2017 Dr. Andrea Willis Prevention is preferable to cure.” These words are part of the modern Hippocratic Oath, which guide my work and the work of my fellow physicians across our state. Today we are facing a crisis that demands a preventive solution: prescription painkiller abuse. The stakes are real – I’ve heard […]
