Christine Jordan SextonApril 8, 2024
5min0
The CORE program is being expanded to 17 additional counties across the state.
Tag: OverdosesHomicide counts between 2020 and 2024 in Miami-Dade (A), and firearm-related homicide counts over the same span for 80 ZIP codes in the (B). ZIP code 33147, which researchers said has had the highest rate of homicides, historically, dropped to the 10th ranking overall in 2024. Image via Scaling Safety.
Christine Jordan SextonApril 8, 2024
Renzo DowneyJuly 7, 2022
7min0
New legislation targeting drug dealers won't take effect until October.
Associated PressMay 11, 2022
5min0
Experts say the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the problem.
Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 24, 2022
4min0
The measure has been a longstanding priority for Sen. Darryl Rouson.
Renzo DowneyFebruary 24, 2022
6min0
The Senate is ready to take up the bill but is waiting for the House to send over their version.
Associated PressNovember 17, 2021
10min817
Officials: 'Tragic milestone' fueled by easy access to deadly drugs and users' isolation in the pandemic.
A.G. GancarskiMarch 19, 2018
1min545
A representative of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department noted in a Monday meeting of a City Council panel that ‘fentanyl-laced cocaine’ is an emergent overdose trend. Jacksonville currently has a pilot program treating overdose victims. The program tests for 17 different adulterants, spanning a wide pharmacological range. Previous concerns have been fentanyl-based heroin, suggesting […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 28, 2017
2min182
The first month of “Operation Save Lives” – Jacksonville’s experimental inpatient opioid treatment program – is in the books and the results are mixed. The program, intended to address the mounting body count from the use of fentanyl and its derivatives, sees a local emergency room used as a feeder for two inpatient treatment programs, which […]
Associated PressMay 4, 2017
4min193
Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency Wednesday to combat opioid abuse in the state, where he said the number of overdose deaths has reached epidemic proportions. Scott’s executive order will free up nearly $30 million in federal funds for prevention, treatment and recovery services. And it comes as a series of workshops […]