The Drug Enforcement Administration Has Released A Report Showing Nearly A Half-Billion Prescription Pain Pills Were Distributed In Northeast Tennessee And Southwest Virginia During The Peak Of The Opioid Epidemic. Sullivan County Was One Of The Hardest-Hit Areas, With 99 Pills Distributed Per Person Each Year Between 2006-2012. Tennessee And North Carolina Reached A Global Settlement With The Pharmaceutical Companies Yesterday Afternoon For 48 Billion. It’s Unclear How That Money Will Be Distributed.