opioid

People often turn to public restrooms as a place to get high on opioids. It has led some establishments to close their facilities, while others are training employees to help people who overdose.

Calls are mounting for Gov. Rick Scott to declare of public health emergency in the wake of an estimated 4,000 deaths in Florida last year due to heroin…

The drug overdose epidemic has killed thousands in Florida and Gov. Rick Scott is looking for answers.The state will hold workshops in four counties next…

Facing pressure to address drug overdoses across the state, Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi rolled out plans Tuesday for a series of…

Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Gulliford has scheduled his second meeting to address the opioid epidemic in Jacksonville for April 3, at 3 p.m. at...

A sober home operator is under arrest in Palm Beach County following a corruption investigation. Ehab Iskander, 33, of West Palm Beach, faces six counts...

According to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health, medical marijuana laws could be tied to reduced opioid use.

When a woman addicted to opioids gives birth, she is too often dismissed as an obstacle to her infant's health. A Connecticut hospital is challenging that attitude — and the culture of care.

Florida is experiencing an epidemic of opioid use and opioid overdose. When an opioid overdose occurs there are precious few seconds to save a person’s…

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