opioid abuse

As lawmakers consider proposals to limit opioid prescriptions, Gov. Rick Scott’s administration is taking steps to do the same in the Florida Medicaid...

The Florida House wants to target $50 million toward opioid treatment and prevention in the upcoming year and spend about $1 million on a statewide...

The nation-wide opioid epidemic is getting worse . According to Florida's Department of Law Enforcement, there were nearly 6,000 opioid-related deaths...

The Florida Highway Patrol announced Wednesday it is issuing naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug commonly known by its brand name, Narcan, to state...

Ciara sobs as she recounts how, as a middle schooler, she helplessly witnessed her mother's downward spiral into drug addiction, an affliction that left...

In hopes of reducing the costs of caring for opioid-addicted infants and increasing their comfort, a Senate health care panel on Wednesday unanimously...

President Donald Trump has declared a nationwide public health emergency for the opioid crisis. But the immediate impact in Florida will be minimal.

Doctors would be limited to prescribing seven days' worth of opioids for patients with acute pain and would have to check a statewide database before...

Substance abuse experts and law enforcement officers are calling on lawmakers to bolster access to treatment for people battling opioid addiction. The...

Florida House lawmakers are checking in on a 2016 measure meant to improve mental health and addiction treatment.

Florida Governor Rick Scott is promising to make the opioid crisis a top priority in the coming legislative session.

As Gov. Rick Scott and legislative leaders start to move forward with plans to address the state's opioid epidemic, a major pharmaceutical-industry...