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…

2 months 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.

3 months 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…

4 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…

1 year 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