'Huge Scourge': DeSantis Cracks Down on Fentanyl Exposure, Expands Recovery Program

'Huge Scourge': DeSantis Cracks Down on Fentanyl Exposure, Expands Recovery Program

Liv Caputo
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April 8, 2024
SANFORD, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis signed two fentanyl bills into law Monday morning, creating a second-degree felony for individuals who expose...
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'Crack Bears Do Not Exist': FL Democrats Poke Fun at Lawmaker Targeting Bears High on Crack

'Crack Bears Do Not Exist': FL Democrats Poke Fun at Lawmaker Targeting Bears High on Crack

Liv Caputo
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February 16, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A Republican Lawmaker is no longer targeting Florida's "crack bears" in his bill allowing people to kill bears in...
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Florida Takes Steps to Regulate  Anti-Opioid Herbal Treatment Kratom

Florida Takes Steps to Regulate Anti-Opioid Herbal Treatment Kratom

Liv Caputo
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February 8, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—The Florida Legislature aims to increase safety regulations surrounding Kratom distribution, an increasingly popular herbal substance used throughout the...
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Fentanyl Drug Overdoses Drop in Florida, but Rise in Miami

Fentanyl Drug Overdoses Drop in Florida, but Rise in Miami

Javier Manjarres
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September 13, 2023
Miami, Florida—The War on Drugs continues. The Project Opioid Florida non-profit held a media event at the Wolfson Campus of...
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Rubio Derides Biden’s Colombia and Mexico Drug Trafficking Approach as Enriching Cartels

Rubio Derides Biden’s Colombia and Mexico Drug Trafficking Approach as Enriching Cartels

Mateo Guillamont
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July 24, 2023
Florida Senator Marco Rubio has criticized President Joe Biden administration’s illegal drug interdiction policies in Colombia and Mexico.  Regarding Colombia,...
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Senator Rick Scott joins Senator Roger Marshall to Introduce the Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act

Senator Rick Scott joins Senator Roger Marshall to Introduce the Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act

Mateo Guillamont
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September 22, 2022
Washington – U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS) and Rick Scott (FL) introduced the Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act to formally...
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DeSantis Sues FDA Over Drug Importation Records

DeSantis Sues FDA Over Drug Importation Records

News Service of Florida
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August 31, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has filed a lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not...
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Scott Announces Bipartisan Bill Combating Fentanyl

Scott Announces Bipartisan Bill Combating Fentanyl

Jackson Bakich
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August 4, 2022
The introduction of Fentanyl to America – primarily through drug trafficking via the southern border – is one of the...
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Moody Targets Synthetic Drugs

Moody Targets Synthetic Drugs

News Service of Florida
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April 26, 2022
As Florida continues to grapple with deadly opioids such as fentanyl, Attorney General Ashley Moody on Tuesday issued an emergency...
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Gaetz Praises AOC's Psychedelics Research Amendment

Gaetz Praises AOC's Psychedelics Research Amendment

Daniel Molina
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July 28, 2021
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D) is once again promoting the study of the therapeutic potential of psychedelics such...
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Too Many Malpractice Lawsuits Hurt Doctors, Nurses, and Patients

Too Many Malpractice Lawsuits Hurt Doctors, Nurses, and Patients

Opinion
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December 29, 2020
Dear Editor, We read all the time about medical malpractice lawsuits generating tens of thousands of dollars, but we should...
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PBM's continue to protect consumers from rising Rx drug costs

PBM's continue to protect consumers from rising Rx drug costs

Opinion
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August 27, 2020
By Scott Lara Before COVID-19 shut down the global economy, prescription drug costs were already a concern for many Floridians....
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Rubio: U.S. needs to make its own pharmaceuticals

Rubio: U.S. needs to make its own pharmaceuticals

Daniel Molina
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June 4, 2020
As the coronavirus continues to pose a threat to the United States and the globe, lawmakers continue to press for...
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U.S. indicts Maduro on drug charges, offers $15 million arrest reward

U.S. indicts Maduro on drug charges, offers $15 million arrest reward

Daniel Molina
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March 26, 2020
"Today, the U.S. announced rewards to bring former Maduro regime officials responsible for international narcotics trafficking to justice"
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Mexican President declines Trump's help, cowers to drug cartels

Mexican President declines Trump's help, cowers to drug cartels

Javier Manjarres
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November 6, 2019
A suspect in the massacre of 9 Americans in Mexico has been arrested south of the Arizona-Mexico border with two...
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Casey DeSantis announces $58 million grant to combat opioid abuse

Casey DeSantis announces $58 million grant to combat opioid abuse

Javier Manjarres
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October 2, 2019
During a press conference at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida, First Lady Casey DeSantis, who was flanked by Lt....
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Moody continues waging Florida's war on drugs

Moody continues waging Florida's war on drugs

Javier Manjarres
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August 10, 2019
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is following in the footsteps of her predecessor Pam Bondi, continuing the state’s efforts of...
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Rubio, Scott applaud Trump's recertification of Colombia

Rubio, Scott applaud Trump's recertification of Colombia

Javier Manjarres
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August 9, 2019
The efforts of U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R) and Rick Scott (R) urging President Donald Trump to recertify Colombia’s efforts...
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