opioid

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

SANFORD, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis signed two fentanyl bills into law Monday morning, creating a second-degree felony for individuals who expose…

3 weeks 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…

2 months ago

Fentanyl Drug Overdoses Drop in Florida, but Rise in Miami

Miami, Florida—The War on Drugs continues. The Project Opioid Florida non-profit held a media event at the Wolfson Campus of…

8 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…

9 months ago

Moody Sues Hospitals, School Board Over Opioid Cases

TALLAHASSEE — Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office filed a lawsuit Wednesday against five public hospital systems and the Miami-Dade County…

2 years ago

Bilirakis Aims to Permanently ban Fentanyl

Florida Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R) detailed the threat of fentanyl in his community, informing that 48 people in one county…

3 years ago

Casey DeSantis announces $58 million grant to combat opioid abuse

During a press conference at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida, First Lady Casey DeSantis, who was flanked by Lt.…

5 years ago

DeSantis declares "war on drugs" in Florida

DeSantis said that he will be signing an executive edict to continue the state’s ongoing substance abuse program

5 years ago

Lawmakers seek to expand needle exchange program

After a similar proposal emerged this month in the House, Sen. Oscar Braynon, D-Miami Gardens, filed a proposal Thursday that…

5 years ago

Senators Nelson and Rubio target "sober home" abuse

In some cases, the homes have kept addicts addicted to drugs simply to force them to repeat the detox process…

6 years ago

Lawmakers agree on plan to battle opioids

The bill also would require physicians to take a two-hour, board-approved continuing education course on prescribing controlled substances.

6 years ago

Bondi weighs legal fight over opioids

Meanwhile, House Speaker Richard Corcoran told The News Service of Florida last week that although he hasn’t researched the details,…

6 years ago

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

Aronberg points to several reasons for the drop in deaths, citing that his Sober Home Task Force and the fact…

6 years ago