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It was a deadly weekend involving drugs in Gadsden County. The sheriff’s office handled a spike of fentanyl overdoses, most of them on Friday. Nine people died.
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People who have lost children to pills laced with fentanyl are demanding that lawmakers adopt stricter penalties and are pressuring Silicon Valley for social media protections.
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Fentanyl is causing more deaths in Florida than any other drug. According to the latest data from the Florida Medical Examiners Commission, Broward and Palm Beach counties are first and second, respectively, in the number of deaths related to the drug.
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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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Council member Michael Boylan is preparing the legislation. He says reluctant City Council members will be convinced once they see other successes around the state.
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At least 270 people have died from overdoses so far this year in Jacksonville; 271 people had died from an overdose at the same point last year .
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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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New data from the CDC show more than 19,000 Americans died from drug overdoses during the first three months of 2020 with the country on pace to set a grim new record.
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A free at-home medication disposal program is looking to address opioid overdoses, which have spiked across the country since the coronavirus pandemic…
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As COVID-19 forced many addiction treatment clinics to scale back, Colorado brought its clinics on wheels to remote, underserved towns and used telehealth to connect patients with addiction doctors.