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The law could result in methamphetamine dealers facing a death sentence if drugs they distribute kills someone.
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The order targeted drugs known as nitazenes, which Moody’s office said have been linked since 2022 to at least 15 deaths in Florida, including five reported by the Pasco-Pinellas medical examiner.
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In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs.
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A new wave of opioid deaths, fueled by fentanyl, is raising old fears in Palm Beach County. Meantime, sheriff's office policy on naloxone is an outlier in the state.
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According to Ocala police, investigations have shown the drugs responsible for many of the overdose deaths enter the U.S. from Mexico.
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After a 26% increase in opioid overdoses in Florida over the previous year,. Project Opioid founder Andrae Bailey says the pandemic accelerated the real problem: the synthetic opioid fentanyl flooding the markets.
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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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Officials say the pandemic and dealers who mix fentanyl with other drugs have contributed to the increase in overdose deaths in Florida.
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A non-profit syringe needle exchange program in Palm Beach County says the pandemic has played a role in the spike in drug overdose deaths.
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The CDC says hospitals saw a lot more emergency cases involving drug overdoses, as well as mental health crises and suicide attempts. Many emergency departments weren't ready.
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Advocates say disruptions in care, job loss and increased stress and isolation due to the pandemic are fueling substance abuse problems.
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A new study from the University of South Florida shows federal data on fatal overdose rates underestimates which drugs caused the deaths.The study looked…