A.G. GancarskiNovember 22, 2019
3min336
AG Moody vows not to 'take foot off the gas'
Tag: opioid
A.G. GancarskiNovember 22, 2019A.G. GancarskiOctober 30, 2019
4min273
No conflicts of interest, commissioners said.
Ryan NicolAugust 9, 2019
4min385
The legislation allows a public school to buy naloxone, also known as Narcan.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 9, 2019
9min819
"It allows people to detox in a healthy and safe environment in lieu of the jail."
A.G. GancarskiMarch 8, 2019
4min221
"The dying continues, a bit slower."
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2019
2min169
On Tuesday, a Jacksonville City Council committee approved legislation that would ramp up the city's response to the opioid abuse epidemic.
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 2, 2018
5min521
Like any favored candidate, Kathleen Peters is feeling confident with her campaign for Pinellas County Commission, but she’s not taking any chances. “We’ll be knocking on doors right up until Monday evening,” Peters said. “We’re also beefing up some of our social media and reaching folks there.” Peters said her campaign has a couple of […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 18, 2018
4min446
The Chris Hunter for Congress campaign released a new ad Thursday entitled “Sold Out” attacking incumbent Gus Bilirakis for supporting dangerous pharmaceutical industry legislation. “Gus Bilirakis inherited his seat in Congress, took more drug money than any current Florida Congressman, then sponsored the law that let drug companies push more opioid pills,” the ad begins. […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2018
4min228
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson returned to Jacksonville Wednesday, spotlighting the opioid crisis affecting newborns at UF Health, Jacksonville’s safety-net hospital. Nelson had made a similar visit in 2017, spotlighting the “pandemic” of neonatal addiction, and lamenting funding shortfalls exacerbated by his opponent in November, Gov. Rick Scott, not expanding Medicaid. Television cameras saw the babies in […]
Danny McAuliffeApril 2, 2018
5min390
Only a few months away from new sweeping opioid laws taking effect, rule makers are acting quickly to develop methods to implement the new changes without overburdening professionals — particularly pharmacists — with an inundation of new rules and responsibilities. The Florida Board of Pharmacy, which is charged with updating administrative code to include the […]