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According to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement report, total drug-related deaths, opioid-caused deaths and deaths caused by fentanyl were all down in the first half of 2023.
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A popular scale for measuring pain doesn’t work, but medicine still has no better alternative.
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In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that the multibillion opioid settlement inappropriately protected the Sackler family.
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In Hillsborough, health officials offered the overdose reversal drug to people who stopped by their Tampa office. Other counties recognized the day with education on recognizing overdoses and saving lives.
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"The Fentanyl Project," which focuses on two families dealing with the losses of loved ones, highlights how counterfeit prescription pills are causing fentanyl deaths to skyrocket. We talk with the director.
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The recommendation on spending nearly $150 million in opioid settlement money over 20 years received a warm — and sympathetic — reaction from the County Commission.
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After years of work, a little-known advisory committee has submitted its recommendation to county commissioners on how to spend $148 million over 20 years from opioid lawsuit settlements.
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Powerful synthetic opioids and drugs like meth and cocaine still flood U.S. communities, fueling historically high overdose deaths.
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Overdose deaths have soared, and every state is being impacted. But research suggests states that haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage, such as Florida, are passing up an opportunity to lessen the toll.
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The state's Coordinated Opioid Response network, established in 2022, will cover 17 more counties, including Lake, Orange, Polk and Seminole, for a total of 29.