drugs

This month’s Sundial Book Club pick takes us to Miami in the 80s with an iconic hotel at the center of the story of this wild and significant time in the city’s history.

Governor Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday to increase penalties for trafficking fentanyl.

Even the savviest Medicare drug plan shoppers can get a shock when they fill prescriptions: That great deal on medications in fall is no bargain after prices go up as much as 8% by winter.

The premier, Andrew Fahie, was charged with conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to launder money, according to a criminal complaint.

Attorney General Ashley Moody issued an emergency rule to outlaw eight synthetic drugs known as nitazenes. The order said the drugs are commonly available online and through illicit drug markets.

Harm reduction is one of four policies the Biden administration says must be immediately implemented in order to address the record high number of overdose deaths.

Homelessness and drug use became more visible on public transit during the pandemic, worrying commuters. Philadelphia is now pairing cops with social workers to help those in need.

A study by the National Institutes of Health said pills are the most common form of the drug with a nearly 50-fold increase in law enforcement seizures.

An investigation by our colleagues at NHPR has revealed multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against Eric Spofford, the founder and former CEO of New Hampshire's largest network of addiction recovery centers. Spofford says Miami is his next home base.

Cultural issues dominated Florida's 2022 legislative session. Speech in schools, corporate training programs, and other cultural issues received plenty of attention. What about critical issues in South Florida? Reforms to condo associations and home insurance went nowhere. Meanwhile, the region is seeing a crush of migrants this year and street drug deaths.

Fort Lauderdale police say six college students overdosed on cocaine laced with fentanyl and were hospitalized while on spring break.

The haul of illegal narcotics was one of the biggest in recent memory, a reflection of increasingly sophisticated U.S. arsenal that includes powerful drones and special infrared cameras that can detect heat from small cocaine-laden vessels.