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The giant retailer shipped billions of opioid pills to pharmacies nationwide. An NPR investigation found employees warned company executives their stores were being used by "pill mill" doctors.
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From medical professionals to law enforcement to recovering addicts, the opioid crisis has affected people from all walks of life.At a University of South…
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Florida may be on the right track to reducing the amount of opioid-caused deaths, according to the Department of Children and Families, but only if that…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is a program that matches adult volunteers with children in need of guidance. Now, the federal government is helping…
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Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis announced an over $58 million dollar grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat Florida’s...
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Florida's Office of Drug Control will be re-established in the governor's office and a state task force on drug abuse will be set up to provide a...
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A new study by University of Florida researchers questions the accuracy of the criteria used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to identify…
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The opioid crisis is affecting communities of all sizes across the country. In one example, Haines City has equipped all officers in its police department…
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Bills filed in the Florida House and Senate could give patients more control over how they're treated for pain.Senator Keith Perry (R-Gainesville) and…
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Florida had the 17th highest rate of drug overdose deaths in the nation in 2017, a 17 percent…
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The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the United States, but the resurgence of the drug largely has been...
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The nation's second-largest drugstore chain says Florida's lawsuit alleging that it helped fuel the state's opioid crisis "is without merit."