Opioids

The federal government is giving the state $3 million for drug court programs in the wake of an opioid epidemic.

More than 80 people in Florida were charged in a nationwide crackdown on health care fraud and opioid scams that totaled $1.3 billion in falls billings,...

States across the country are struggling to hold off a rising tide of opioid abuse and Florida is no exception. But the return of harsh penalties for...

Parts of the stalled Senate health care bill could hurt those addicted to opioids, according to U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor. The Tampa Democrat says if the…

On April 5, Ciera Smith sat in a car parked on the gravel driveway of the Rural Women’s Recovery Program here with a choice to make: go to jail or enter...

A new study finds injured workers in Florida are using fewer opioids.

Gov. Rick Scott has until Wednesday to act on a bill that would create harsher punishments for opioid possession.

Of the three medications that treat opioid addiction, one got more attention in the Florida Legislature this year.

Governor Rick Scott’s recent emergency declaration means some 3,000 addicts in Florida will soon be getting access to opioid blockers like methadone,...

Florida lawmakers are cracking down on the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Legislation punishing its possession is heading to the governor.

Gov. Rick Scott has declared a public health emergency across Florida for the opioid epidemic.

One Florida city plans to train and equip all its officers with a life-saving drug, Naloxone , so they'll be able to help a drug-overdose victim if they...