addictions

U.S. overdose deaths have exceeded 100,000 a year, yet few hospitals are equipped to treat patients with addiction. A new kind of treatment team connect patients with help before they're discharged.

According to Ocala police, investigations have shown the drugs responsible for many of the overdose deaths enter the U.S. from Mexico.

Governor Rick Scott highlighted a mental-health reform bill at a ceremonial signing in Miami on Tuesday. Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 12 earlier this…