Opioids /tags/opioids Opioids en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:01:00 GMT Federal investigation of South Florida pill mill ring raises questions about state oversight /wlrn-investigations/2025-08-04/pill-mill-florida-oxy-sunrise-healing-health-center-margulian Prosecutors accused a South Florida doctor and pharmacists of selling millions of pills illegally for years. SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± tried to figure out why the state’s pill mill laws did not flag issues sooner. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:01:00 GMT /wlrn-investigations/2025-08-04/pill-mill-florida-oxy-sunrise-healing-health-center-margulian Jake Shore Mental health care $60 million pitch: a crisis care center in Palm Beach County /health/2025-01-07/palm-beach-mental-health-crisis-center Health Care District of Palm Beach County prepares to buy land and build a centralized receiving center for mental health care and substance abuse disorder; county to contribute $10 million toward $60 million bill. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:45:45 GMT /health/2025-01-07/palm-beach-mental-health-crisis-center Joel Engelhardt | Stet News Palm Beach County to hear plan on how to spend opioid lawsuit settlement /government-politics/2024-05-20/palm-beach-county-to-hear-plan-on-how-to-spend-opioid-lawsuit-settlement After years of work, a little-known advisory committee has submitted its recommendation to county commissioners on how to spend $148 million over 20 years from opioid lawsuit settlements. Mon, 20 May 2024 13:09:54 GMT /government-politics/2024-05-20/palm-beach-county-to-hear-plan-on-how-to-spend-opioid-lawsuit-settlement Joel Engelhardt | Stet News Thousands die from opioid overdoses in Florida each year. Could Medicaid expansion lessen the toll? /health/2024-04-10/thousands-die-from-opioid-overdoses-in-florida-each-year-could-medicaid-expansion-lessen-the-toll U.S. drug overdose deaths have soared over the past decade, and every state is being impacted. But research suggests states that haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage, such as Florida, are passing up an opportunity to save more lives. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:10:55 GMT /health/2024-04-10/thousands-die-from-opioid-overdoses-in-florida-each-year-could-medicaid-expansion-lessen-the-toll Stephanie Colombini, Kim Krisberg - Public Health Watch ‘Fourth wave’ of opioid epidemic crashes ashore, propelled by fentanyl and meth /health/2024-02-26/fourth-wave-of-opioid-epidemic-crashes-ashore-propelled-by-fentanyl-and-meth A report found the U.S. is facing a rise in the use of multiple drugs at once. It's often more deadly and complicates treatment efforts. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:00:00 GMT /health/2024-02-26/fourth-wave-of-opioid-epidemic-crashes-ashore-propelled-by-fentanyl-and-meth Colleen DeGuzman - KFF Health News Some GOP candidates want to use force against Mexico to stop fentanyl. Experts say that won't work /americas/2023-10-10/latin-america-mexico-fentanyl-opioid-gop Many of the Republican candidates running for president say they'd use military force against Mexico in response to the trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT /americas/2023-10-10/latin-america-mexico-fentanyl-opioid-gop Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price | Associated Press Scientists may have found way to make fentanyl a less dangerous drug — and save lives /health/2023-01-30/scientists-may-have-found-way-to-make-fentanyl-a-less-dangerous-drug-and-save-lives Fentanyl mixed with illicit drugs is killing people in Florida and across the U.S. in alarming numbers. A University of Florida scientist is part of a team that may have discovered ways to lessen the drug's deadly side effects. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT /health/2023-01-30/scientists-may-have-found-way-to-make-fentanyl-a-less-dangerous-drug-and-save-lives Verónica Zaragovia Walmart will pay $215 million to settle Florida opioid allegations /health/2022-10-24/walmart-will-pay-215-million-to-settle-florida-opioid-allegations Attorney General Ashley Moody announced that as part of the settlement, Walmart has agreed to dispense 672,000 naloxone kits to first responders. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:30:00 GMT /health/2022-10-24/walmart-will-pay-215-million-to-settle-florida-opioid-allegations Health News Florida Moody, hospital districts battle over opioid settlements /news/2022-07-28/moody-hospital-districts-battle-over-opioid-settlements As part of a flurry of filings in Leon County circuit court, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office disputed arguments by the Sarasota County Public Hospital District and Lee Memorial Health System that Moody had reached settlements that would improperly scuttle the districts’ separate legal claims against the industry. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:01:00 GMT /news/2022-07-28/moody-hospital-districts-battle-over-opioid-settlements Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida Walgreens settles with Florida in opioid case for $683 million /news/2022-05-05/walgreens-settles-with-florida-in-opioid-case-for-683-million Walgreens was the 12th and final defendant in the state's legal battle against opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmaceutical companies it holds responsible for the epidemic. Thu, 05 May 2022 15:40:59 GMT /news/2022-05-05/walgreens-settles-with-florida-in-opioid-case-for-683-million Stephanie Colombini