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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green Applauds Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 7, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07), who chairs the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, applauded the passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act on Thursday. The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act – or the HALT Fentanyl Act – passed...

Tennessee Had 5th Highest Opioid-Related Death Rate Among All 50 U.S. States in 2023, New Data Finds

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 5, 2025 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee’s opioid-related death rate was ranked the fifth highest among all 50 U.S. states in 2023, a new study conducted by the law firm group White Law PLLC shows. The study shows that a total of 79,355 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2023 – a 12...

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