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Opioid overdoses have been a major problem in Florida for years. The synthetic opioid fentanyl is even more dangerous. Health workers are trying to distribute overdose kits as widely as they can.
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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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New research released by the CDC found roughly 932,000 fatal overdoses from 1999-2020. Preliminary data show another 100,000 deaths this year.
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Drug-related deaths increased by 17% in 2020, and the region suffered tremendously. The CEO of a Pinellas substance use treatment program said the trend is worrisome.
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Officials say the pandemic and dealers who mix fentanyl with other drugs have contributed to the increase in overdose deaths in Florida.
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Two men in two separate cases will face federal prison sentences after they supplied synthetic opioids to people who later died.United States Attorney…
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Jacksonville has the highest rate of fentanyl-related deaths in the state, according to an annual Florida Department of Law Enforcement report .
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A highly anticipated report from Florida's medical examiners shows dramatic increases in all types of drug-related deaths, including a 97 percent increase…
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A 10-year-old boy from a drug-ridden Miami neighborhood apparently died of a fentanyl overdose last month, becoming one of Florida's littlest victims of…
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Under a newly signed Florida law, Possession of just four grams of the synthetic drug fentanyl can land a person in jail for a minimum of 3 years. Some...