Jesse SchecknerMarch 5, 2022
6min0
Legislation targeting kratom in Florida has seen little success.
Tag: opiates
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Kratom has been used as herbal medicine for centuries in Southeast Asia.
Scott PowersMay 16, 2016
5min460
Sitting with Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, Florida’s Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio pledged Monday to do whatever he can to help combat the growing heroin crisis, saying federal funds for treatment of uninsured addicts are critical. Jacobs has made Orange County’s heroin crisis a top priority for her efforts, and recently oversaw a task […]
Mitch PerryMarch 29, 2016
4min190
The Obama administration on Tuesday announced a series of initiatives aimed at curbing America’s opioid addiction epidemic. The steps will make it easier to get obtain medication-based treatment, expand Medicaid coverage and increase availability of a drug that saves people from overdoses. The president discussed his proposals while appearing at the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit […]