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Law enforcement, firefighters and paramedics can apply to get free naloxone at select Walmart pharmacies in Florida.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has already signed a controversial law to ban abortion at six weeks of pregnancy, but there are more than a dozen bills related to health care still stacked up for his consideration.
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The bill is meant to address fears that dealers are targeting young people with candy-colored fentanyl, but experts say there's little evidence that's happening. They worry more jail time won't solve the state's drug problem.
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At a Sarasota news conference, Attorney General Ashley Moody says xylazine is being mixed with other, more common illegal drugs, and being sold to unsuspecting users.
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The Pinellas sheriff’s office told county commissioners there have been several incidents in which deputies have been exposed to harmful narcotics. The TruNarc analyzers cost $25,000 each.
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Fentanyl is killing people in Florida and across the U.S. in alarming numbers. Researchers may have discovered ways to lessen the drug's deadly effects and save lives.
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Ashley Moody is warning parents about the opioid after an alarming report found that children younger than 14 are dying of fentanyl poisoning at a faster rate than any other age group.
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FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass says the epidemic is exacerbated by counterfeit versions of Adderall, Xanax (alprazolam) and other prescription pills.
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Attorney General Ashley Moody is offering resources about the dangers of fentanyl. The powerful opioid is turning up in drugs like marijuana.
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Mexican cartels are trafficking "rainbow" fentanyl in pills, powder and even blocks that resemble sidewalk chalk, officials say.
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The plan is for health departments in all 67 counties to have kits with two Narcan nasal sprays that can be administered without a health care provider.
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Like fentanyl, eutylone is often mixed with other drugs so people don't realize they're taking it until it's too late.