opioid crisis /tags/opioid-crisis opioid crisis en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:00:55 GMT Florida drug deaths plummet, says new FDLE report. Fentanyl fatalities down 35% /law-justice/2025-10-16/florida-overdose-od-drug-deaths-fentanyl The decline in Florida mirrors what happened nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:00:55 GMT /law-justice/2025-10-16/florida-overdose-od-drug-deaths-fentanyl Sergio R. Bustos Palm Beach County approves $60 million new mental health facility - but questions remain /development/2025-01-07/palm-beach-county-mental-health-crisis-center A long construction timeline for an approved behavior health crisis center is the point of contention for Palm Beach County leaders, who demand a quicker turnaround. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:41:47 GMT /development/2025-01-07/palm-beach-county-mental-health-crisis-center Wilkine Brutus Palm Beach County to spend millions to help people with addiction /government-politics/2024-10-30/palm-beach-county-to-spend-millions-to-help-people-with-addiction Settlement from opioid distributors to pay $7.7 million a year toward ‘person-centered, recovery-oriented care’ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:36:29 GMT /government-politics/2024-10-30/palm-beach-county-to-spend-millions-to-help-people-with-addiction Joel Engelhardt | Stet News Synthetic opioid more deadly than fentanyl becomes public health threat in South Florida /health/2024-09-06/isotonitazene-iso-opioid-fentanyl-florida A synthetic opioid called isotonitazene or ISO is far more potent and deadly than fentanyl, and a standard amount of Narcan won't overturn an overdose. Police are finding it pressed into pills, marketed as oxycodone, for instance, here in South Florida. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:52:15 GMT /health/2024-09-06/isotonitazene-iso-opioid-fentanyl-florida Verónica Zaragovia Addiction hits home in emotional Palm Beach County meeting on opioid settlement /government-politics/2024-05-28/addiction-hits-home-in-emotional-palm-beach-county-meeting-on-opioid-settlement The recommendation on spending nearly $150 million in opioid settlement money over 20 years received a warm — and sympathetic — reaction from the Palm Beach County Commission. Tue, 28 May 2024 14:58:12 GMT /government-politics/2024-05-28/addiction-hits-home-in-emotional-palm-beach-county-meeting-on-opioid-settlement Joel Engelhardt and Carolyn DiPaolo | Stet News Publix opioid sales grew as addiction crisis prompted other chains’ pullback, records show /health/2024-01-30/publix-opioid-sales-grew-as-addiction-crisis-prompted-other-chains-pullback-records-show As national distributors and pharmacies restricted the flow of painkillers in response to the opioid crisis, Florida’s most popular grocer did the opposite, according to a Tampa Bay Times data analysis. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT /health/2024-01-30/publix-opioid-sales-grew-as-addiction-crisis-prompted-other-chains-pullback-records-show KFF Health News All Miami-Dade public schools now stock overdose reversal drugs /education/2023-11-03/miami-schools-naloxone-narcan-overdose-reversal-drugs A national movement to get naloxone in schools is gaining momentum, at a time when opioids account for 90% of drug overdose deaths among teenagers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 21:34:35 GMT /education/2023-11-03/miami-schools-naloxone-narcan-overdose-reversal-drugs Kate Payne A Minnesota man has been sentenced to life in prison for 11 fentanyl deaths /news/2022-09-13/a-minnesota-man-has-been-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-11-fentanyl-deaths Aaron Broussard was sentenced to life in prison for 11 deaths that were tied to controlled substances he sold. Those who died thought they were taking Adderall, but they actually ingested fentanyl. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 22:30:00 GMT /news/2022-09-13/a-minnesota-man-has-been-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-11-fentanyl-deaths Wynne Davis Florida is planning to make naloxone kits available through county health departments /news/2022-09-01/florida-is-planning-to-make-naloxone-kits-available-through-county-health-departments The plan is for health departments in all 67 counties to have kits with two Narcan nasal sprays that can be administered without a health care provider. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:30:00 GMT /news/2022-09-01/florida-is-planning-to-make-naloxone-kits-available-through-county-health-departments Health News Florida Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office will allow its deputies to carry Narcan after years of protest /local-news/2022-08-17/palm-beach-county-sheriffs-office-will-allow-its-deputies-to-carry-narcan-after-years-of-protest Families in Palm Beach County hoped protesting would convince Sheriff Ric Bradshaw to equip his deputies with Narcan. Their pleas haven't worked — until now. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 14:05:46 GMT /local-news/2022-08-17/palm-beach-county-sheriffs-office-will-allow-its-deputies-to-carry-narcan-after-years-of-protest Wilkine Brutus