Narcan

Spring break travelers may take drugs, not realizing they're contaminated with the deadly opioid fentanyl. Advocates hope giving businesses Narcan will save lives.

Naloxone, a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, is available throughout Florida.

The availability of lethal fentanyl has increased the overdose danger and the need for more antidotes to save lives.

Legislation aiming to expand Miami-Dade’s successful needle exchange program to other counties is advancing through the Senate. The three-year-old program…

It’s been a tough week for the Florida Highway Patrol. Talk of speeding ticket quotas led to the resignation of a Troop Commander. But, the law…

Attorney General Pam Bondi, Governor Rick Scott, and law enforcement agencies around the state are working to crack down on Florida’s opioid epidemic. The…

Pharmacy giant CVS says it will soon make the overdose-reversing drug Naloxone available at its Florida stores without a prescription.Commonly known as…

Heroin and pain pill addicts could get a better shot at surviving overdoses. The Legislature signed off on the measure before the House shut down the…

With a potential billion-dollar budget hole looming, the Florida Senate is starting to consider whether and how to accept federal funds to expand…