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

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

Jackson Bakich
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February 21, 2024
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson (R-FL) provided his thoughts concerning kratom, the herbal substance growing in popularity around the...
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The Lounge🍊—2.10.2024—Florida Lawmakers Focus on DEI, Social Media, Defamation—More...

The Lounge🍊—2.10.2024—Florida Lawmakers Focus on DEI, Social Media, Defamation—More...

Liv Caputo
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February 11, 2024
The 2024 Legislative Session is now almost halfway completed, closing out the fifth week of the 9-week period. Tempers are...
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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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Lee Discusses Bipartisan OPIOIDS Act

Lee Discusses Bipartisan OPIOIDS Act

Grayson Bakich
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July 25, 2023
With fentanyl continuing to claim American lives, Congress continues to find ways to fight back. In an interview with The Floridian, Representative Laurel...
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Moody Sues Hospitals, School Board Over Opioid Cases

Moody Sues Hospitals, School Board Over Opioid Cases

News Service of Florida
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April 6, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office filed a lawsuit Wednesday against five public hospital systems and the Miami-Dade County...
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Bilirakis Aims to Permanently ban Fentanyl

Bilirakis Aims to Permanently ban Fentanyl

Daniel Molina
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April 15, 2021
Florida Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R) detailed the threat of fentanyl in his community, informing that 48 people in one county...
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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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DeSantis declares

DeSantis declares "war on drugs" in Florida

Javier Manjarres
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April 1, 2019
DeSantis said that he will be signing an executive edict to continue the state’s ongoing substance abuse program
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Lawmakers seek to expand needle exchange program

Lawmakers seek to expand needle exchange program

News Service of Florida
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January 17, 2019
After a similar proposal emerged this month in the House, Sen. Oscar Braynon, D-Miami Gardens, filed a proposal Thursday that...
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Senators Nelson and Rubio target

Senators Nelson and Rubio target "sober home" abuse

Javier Manjarres
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May 11, 2018
In some cases, the homes have kept addicts addicted to drugs simply to force them to repeat the detox process...
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Lawmakers agree on plan to battle opioids

Lawmakers agree on plan to battle opioids

Javier Manjarres
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March 12, 2018
The bill also would require physicians to take a two-hour, board-approved continuing education course on prescribing controlled substances.
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Bondi weighs legal fight over opioids

Bondi weighs legal fight over opioids

Javier Manjarres
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January 19, 2018
Meanwhile, House Speaker Richard Corcoran told The News Service of Florida last week that although he hasn’t researched the details,...
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'Drug Czar' Dave Aronberg rules out congressional run against Rep. Mast

'Drug Czar' Dave Aronberg rules out congressional run against Rep. Mast

Javier Manjarres
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January 11, 2018
Aronberg points to several reasons for the drop in deaths, citing that his Sober Home Task Force and the fact...
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