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A state appeals court Wednesday rejected the arguments of a Broward County doctor who was convicted on charges including racketeering and trafficking in…
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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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An increasing number of opioid abusers are taking huge doses of Imodium to ease withdrawal symptoms or get high. But at those high doses, toxicologists warn, the normally safe drug can stop the heart.
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Florida medical examiners have recorded a sharp increase in deaths related to opioid overdoses, especially in South Florida.The Miami Herald reports that…
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A street pill that looks like it came straight from the pharmacist is causing deaths in Orlando. State law enforcement officials discovered the so-called…
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Federal health regulators will add their strongest warning labels to the most widely prescribed painkillers, part of a multi-pronged government campaign…
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To The Editor:I understand Health News Florida did not write the story on pharmacies being allocated narcotics, however, I think a disservice to the…
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says authorities have arrested a doctor for his role in the 2012 overdose death of a Palm Bay woman. His wife…
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A doctor and eight employees of a South Florida medical clinic are facing manslaughter, racketeering and other charges in what authorities say was a…
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A database that tracks oxycodone and other controlled substances in Florida is being credited with a 25 percent drop in overdose deaths.In 2011, the state…