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Three years after a government site launched to connect Americans to treatment, finding addiction care is still a struggle.
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Overdose rates were on the rise before the COVID pandemic, but last year's lockdowns exacerbated the issue.
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A Jacksonville City Council member says he will introduce legislation to authorize a program for drug users to safely exchange used needles for new ones at no cost.
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Attorney General Ashley Moody says the money will be spent on drug prevention measures as well as opioid treatment and recovery services.
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Two fourth-year students at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, and their faculty mentor, completed a recently-published study that suggests hospitals across Florida would save millions of dollars with the help of syringe exchange programs.
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During Substance Abuse Prevention Month, a campaign is distributing thousands of drug disposal pouches, enough to destroy more than 1 million pills.
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The state legislative session is over and the fate of a bill that would allow the expansion of needle exchanges throughout Florida is now up to Gov. Ron...
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A bill aimed at making sure people with mental health and substance abuse disorders have access to early intervention and peer mentorship has...
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A Palm Beach Post investigation has uncovered Florida's role in igniting the country’s heroin epidemic in 2011. The state’s repeated failure to control...
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Florida lawmakers are cracking down on the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Legislation punishing its possession is heading to the governor.
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Facing pressure to address drug overdoses across the state, Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi rolled out plans Tuesday for a series of...
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The newest chairman of the committee that looks at children and elder affair issues is outlining some of his top priorities for the 2017 legislative...