Opioid Crisis

Lee Introduces Bipartisan Bill for Drug Exposure Training, Anti-Fentanyl Resources for Police

Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) is introducing bipartisan legislation with Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH) to increase resources for law enforcement to…

20 hours ago

Biden signs Salazar’s DISPOSE Act into Law

Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) is celebrating a legislative victory as her DISPOSE Act was signed into law.

1 month ago

New Florida Bill Would Brand 'Zombie Drug' Dealers With First-Degree Felony

Possessing, selling, or trafficking Xylazine, the dangerously popular "zombie drug" that can gash users with festering wounds, may become a…

2 months ago

AG Commissioner Simpson Says Kratom Should be Regulated and 'Not Sold to Children'

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson (R-FL) provided his thoughts concerning kratom, the herbal substance growing in popularity around the…

12 months ago

Lee Discusses Bipartisan OPIOIDS Act

With fentanyl continuing to claim American lives, Congress continues to find ways to fight back. In an interview with The Floridian, Representative Laurel…

2 years ago

Rick Scott Authors Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Fentanyl Crisis

As the Fentanyl crisis continues to surge and has become more of a paramount issue for Republicans to tackle,  US…

2 years ago

DeSantis Announces $205.7 Million Plan to Battle Opioid Crisis

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL)  has made a pivotal policy shift and has announced a multi-million dollar plan to battle the…

2 years ago

Salazar's Mental Health & Substance Abuse Bill Now Law

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) has all the more reason to appreciate the Christmas season as her Summer Barrow Prevention,…

2 years ago

Drug overdose death rate drops under Trump

Just as President Donald Trump announced that he had created a Coronavirus task force to combat the recent break out…

5 years ago

AG Moody Continues Cracking Down on Opioid Crisis Abuse

“This criminal scheme took advantage of the plight of some of our most vulnerable residents."

6 years ago