opioid antagonist

Cape Coral City Council recently approved a bid from the Cape Coral Police Department to participate in a Florida Department of Health program that prevents opioid-related deaths.

Florida education officials eye naloxone for opioid overdoses in public college housing

The State Board of Education is slated this week to approve a proposal that would require public colleges to have supplies of emergency opioid antagonists in residence halls and dormitories.

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

Health News Florida

Experimental Drug Bill Awaits Scott Action

The Florida House this week sent a bill (HB 269) to Gov. Rick Scott that would allow terminally ill patients to have access to experimental drugs.The…

Opioid Addiction

Lawmakers Look to Drug Antagonist To Halt Overdoses

House and Senate committees this week backed proposals aimed at helping stop potential drug overdoses. The proposals (HB 751 and SB 758) would allow…