Addiction

Xavier Francesco Medlin is only 11-days-old and detoxing from prescription drugs. His mother Hillary Medlin gazes down on him as she gives him a bottle...

Naloxone is a prescription medication used to rapidly counter the effects of opioids from powerful prescription pain-killers like morphine and OxyContin…

A local group is lending its musical chops to people in the community struggling with trauma and addiction. The group’s goal is to inspire others to write…

A children’s clinic in Sarasota is tackling the long term care and supervision of local babies born addicted to prescription pills with a follow-up clinic…

According to local experts, the number of babies in Southwest Florida born addicted to prescription opiates has shot up 800% in the last eight years and…

The Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns approved its final report Monday and will start implementing its recommendations.The…

The state task force on keeping babies from being born addicted to prescription drugs met Monday in Tallahassee.The panel led by Florida Attorney General…

Two of the region’s top mental health treatment providers are teaming up. Southwest Florida Addiction Services and Lee Mental Health recently announced…