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A summit is being convened in South Florida to explore the scope of abuse of heroin and other opioid drugs and examine ways to tackle the problem.Miami…
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A record number of heroin overdoses in Manatee County has put a strain on families and facilities.Those same overdoses are pushing the limits of the…
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The number of newborns who are physically dependent on drugs in Florida has nearly doubled since 2010, according to The News-Press.Despite Florida’s…
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Two Florida counties are testing a program to treat incarcerated heroin users.The Orlando Sentinel reports that Duval and Orange counties are testing the…
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., will hold a hearing Thursday in Washington on heroin-related issues, with the panelists including Orange County Mayor…
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A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department transport unit is often the first stop for who somebody who's overdosed. “They are going to be extremely...
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Heroin and prescription opioids are killing more than 100 people a day. It's an issue candidates up and down the ballot are discussing.
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Most inmates lose access to medication-assisted treatment for addiction once they're incarcerated. Among prisons and jails that do offer such treatment, it's often restricted to pregnant women.
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Dr. Vivek Murthy is not only one of the youngest people ever named the U.S. Surgeon General, the 38-year-old also is the first person of Indian descent to…
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The nation's epidemic of addiction to painkillers and heroin is fueling runaway demand for a once-obscure form of housing known as "sober homes," where…