Opioid Abuse

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

Opioid overdoses have been a major problem in the U.S. and Florida for years. The newer synthetic opioid fentanyl is even more dangerous. And that danger has reached the Florida Keys, where health workers are trying to distribute overdose kits as widely as they can.

Companies at the center of the deadly prescription opioid epidemic are close to deals that would cap their liability while funding drug treatment and recovery programs.

More than 93,000 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. last year, according to new CDC data. Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids accounted primarily for the rise, which the pandemic exacerbated.

A local organization just received $1 million to continue fighting the opioid pandemic. Dining has changed forever as a result of the pandemic. What does that future look like? And why you should continue your holiday traditions safely and maybe even start new ones.

A local organization just received $1 million to continue fighting the opioid pandemic. Dining has changed forever as a result of the pandemic. What does that future look like? And why you should continue your holiday traditions safely and maybe even start new ones.

A new Florida program to help people addicted to opioids is getting $5 million.

The study shows the long-term effects of opioid use by NFL players, even after their careers have ended.

The disruption in the illegal opioid trade had varying impacts around the country. As stay-at-home orders lift, that creates different risks of overdose that public health is trying to manage.

In the text of the ordinance authorizing a needle exchange in Broward County, commissioners ticked off a list of alarming public health statistics: 1,642…

From medical professionals to law enforcement to recovering addicts, the opioid crisis has affected people from all walks of life. At a University of...

A few hundred hospitals have banded together to sue drugmakers in state courts, but far more are staying on the sidelines to avoid 'unflattering attention' about their role in the opioid crisis.