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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...
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Overdose deaths started to level off near the end of 2017 and are "finally bending in the right direction," says Alex Azar, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, citing early data.
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For the first time in Hillsborough County, a drug dealer will face murder charges after deputies said a man overdosed on an opioid that was sold to him.
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Last year, we traveled to Muncie, Ind., to report on the economic impact of the opioid epidemic. We returned recently and discovered that economic losses don't tell the story of all that's being lost.
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After being delayed twice a proposal restricting physician prescribing powers for opioids is once again moving in the senate. It’s part of a wide...
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Florida lawmakers want more people to be able to report drug or alcohol overdoses without fear of retaliation. The effort comes after the high-profile...
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An autopsy has confirmed that a 10-year-old Florida boy is among the state's youngest victims of the opioid crisis.A report from the Miami-Dade Medical…
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Drug overdose deaths are going up in Broward County. Deaths from opioid overdoses topped 520 in 2016, according to the county Medical Examiner's Office....
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For the third year in a row, the proposed Jacksonville city budget contains no money for updating or expanding the medical examiner’s office —that’s...
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Accidental opioid overdoses by first responders are an alarming phenomenon.Now the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is warning police and firefighters to take…