Addiction

The number of opioid-related deaths in Florida increased 35 percent in 2016 according to a report released last week by the Florida Department of Law…

Florida's opioid addiction crisis, already declared a "public health emergency" by Gov. Rick Scott, now faces a funding crisis: a $20.4 million federal…

Florida service providers are wasting no time taking advantage of nearly $30 million in federal money for addressing the opioid epidemic.

New information on drug overdose deaths from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows staggering increases in deaths linked to opioid abuse in…

China is the source of deadly fentanyl that’s fueling an opioid overdose epidemic in South Florida and elsewhere in the United States. That’s the...

More than a dozen state lawmakers joined law-enforcement officers and health experts Wednesday at the Capitol to discuss a growing crisis of people...

Women are drinking more heavily, and alcohol is behind a growing number of their deaths, according to a Washington Post analysis of federal health…

President Barack Obama is proclaiming it’s “Prescription Opioid and Heroin-Epidemic Awareness Week.” As more people become addicted, he’s also asking...

The number of babies born physically dependent on drugs is on the rise in Florida and around the nation. The condition, called neonatal abstinence…

Federal health advisers recommended approval Tuesday for an experimental implant designed to treat patients recovering from heroin and painkiller...