Renzo DowneyMay 19, 2022
9min0
Fentanyl and drug use were at issue during this year's Legislative Session.
Tag: drug abuse
Renzo DowneyMay 19, 2022
Ryan NicolJanuary 22, 2020
4min787
The commission will study areas affecting policing in America.
Renzo DowneyDecember 5, 2019
4min692
The campaign is a part of the First Lady's Hope for Healing Florida initiative.
Ryan NicolJune 26, 2019
6min430
"It is necessary that we are successful statewide."
Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 9, 2019
9min819
"It allows people to detox in a healthy and safe environment in lieu of the jail."
Marc YachtAugust 26, 20155min238
Poverty’s narrow definition relates to income and consumption but a much broader meaning is necessary to understand America’s poor. Federal guidelines qualify individuals and families by addressing income, but don’t provide an accurate depiction of needy families and their living conditions. The better understanding of the poor must look beyond income and at the larger […]
Guest AuthorMay 10, 201510min234
It is May, a season of hope and fulfillment of dreams. Graduations bloom new flowers all across our state. A limitless future of choices and chances stand before those who are crossing our stages. I recently had the privilege of offering my thoughts through a commencement address to the students receiving graduate degrees from St. […]
Guest AuthorApril 24, 20152min172
Legislation being debated in Tallahassee — SB 728 — will raise costs for the state’s employers, consumers and public programs, while offering no clinical benefit to patients. In an effort to lower prescription drug abuse, the bill forces health plans to cover the most expensive brand name opioids even when more affordable generics are available. […]
Guest AuthorApril 2, 20154min198
The prescription drug program Florida legislators created in 2009 to monitor controlled substances has helped reduce the number of Floridians who suffer from prescription drug addiction. Medications provide great benefit to patients when used correctly and under the guidance of their treating physician. Some opiod drugs are now being crushed into powder or injected and […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 16, 20154min216
We get the calls every day. Parents, siblings, grandparents and friends are reaching out to our organization worried that their loved one is abusing prescription medicine. Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic and is skyrocketing among our nation’s teens. Kids are popping pills at an alarming rate. In fact, prescription medications are now the most […]