Opioid

Gov. Rick Scott announced Tuesday several proposals and $50 million in funding to help address Florida's looming opioid crisis.

A Florida drug dealer has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his customer's fatal overdose. Court records show that 25-year-old Hugo...

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…

Drug overdoses now kill more Americans than car accidents or gun violence. Thursday is International Overdose Awareness Day and, to mark the occasion,...

Saying the “opioid crisis presents an existential threat,” Senate Appropriations Chairman Jack Latvala on Monday asked Gov. Rick Scott to use executive...

This week South Carolina decided to sue the maker OxyContin for deceptive marketing.

Officials hope a pilot program will reduce the number of opioid overdose deaths in Jacksonville.

Law enforcement has been cracking down on corruption in South Florida’s drug treatment industry. State and federal officials have arrested more than 30...

State legislators came to Palm Beach County Tuesday to discuss the opioid crisis.

The city of Jacksonville is considering suing prescription drug makers for deceptive marketing. One city councilman believes pharmaceutical companies...