Opioids

More than a week after President Donald Trump declared a public health emergency over the opioid epidemic; Florida lawmakers are considering...

The governor and state lawmakers are proposing new prescription limits to fight opioid abuse. But they also want to require physicians use a long...

A federal Food and Drug Administration advisory committee Wednesday recommended approval of a new injectable treatment for opioid addiction. One...

A Senate Republican has filed a sweeping measure aimed at keeping patients from getting hooked on prescription painkillers.

Manatee and Sarasota Counties have seen overdose deaths from drugs like heroin, fentanyl and carfentanil spike in the past few years. At the same time,…

Patrick Kennedy has gone from lawmaker with an active addiction to mental health advocate.

Law enforcement has been cracking down on corruption in South Florida’s drug treatment industry. State and federal officials have arrested more than 30...

State legislators came to Palm Beach County Tuesday to discuss the opioid crisis.

There's been a spike in the number of kids being removed from their homes in the Tampa Bay Area over the past few years. And foster care agencies are…

There's been a spike in the number of kids being removed from their homes in the Tampa Bay Area over the past few years. And foster care agencies are…

An internet black market used by some Floridians to buy and sell heroin and fentanyl has been shut down in an international law enforcement operation.

As Health News Florida reported last week, the opioid crisis in Manatee and Sarasota Counties is putting a strain on their foster care system. But the…