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Guest AuthorMay 11, 2015

Florida lawmakers passed a life-saving measure which now heads to Gov. Rick Scott for his signature. The newly passed legislation will drastically diminish a tragic and far-too-common occurrence – death resulting from a drug overdose. This public health crisis has, up until now, burdened the citizens and communities of Florida. My organization, Shatterproof, would like […]

Phil AmmannApril 28, 2015

Florida lawmakers approved a medication that could save lives during a drug overdose, with a bill now awaiting Gov. Rick Scott’s signature. On Tuesday, the Legislature passed SB 758/HB 751, known as the Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Act, which increases availability of Naloxone, a drug that immediately reverses effects of opioids — prescription painkillers, […]

Adam WeinsteinJuly 22, 2014

Last week, as the number of unaccompanied minors reaching the U.S. border from Latin America exceeded 50,000, Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., gave voice to a concern that U.S. immigration opponents have long leveled against the huddled masses yearning to breathe free: that they were breathing diseases into America’s pristine air. “Reports of illegal migrants carrying […]

Guest AuthorMarch 19, 2014

There is a new war between the states — in the south. This is not, as some of my southern friends call it, a “war of northern aggression.” This war is between the states and the federal government. Comedian Jon Stewart recently joked that state governments are the “Meth Lab of Democracy.” But sometimes, the […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 12, 2014

I have a confession to make. I’m a second-hand smoker. I’ve been a second-hand smoker since I started dating my beautiful bride in high school. We will celebrate our 27th anniversary in June 2014. E-cigarettes have changed my life and in all likelihood my life expectancy. The American Lung Association states that there are as […]

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Florida Legislature passes expanded access to overdose treatment drug

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Gary Stein: The new war between the states and the federal government

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