/tags/opioid-abuse Opioid Abuse en-US WLRN Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:00:09 GMT /national/2022-12-08/the-white-house-unveils-a-new-system-to-track-and-better-prevent-opioid-overdoses The Biden administration will use data from EMS first responders to track overdoses. The focus will be on improving response to a public health crisis that kills more than 100,000 Americans annually. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:00:09 GMT /national/2022-12-08/the-white-house-unveils-a-new-system-to-track-and-better-prevent-opioid-overdoses Brian Mann /news/2022-08-09/every-emergency-doctor-will-see-an-opioid-overdose-each-shift-says-a-tampa-er-doctor Overdoses linked to fentanyl are rising exponentially in Florida, according to the state department of health Tue, 09 Aug 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-09/every-emergency-doctor-will-see-an-opioid-overdose-each-shift-says-a-tampa-er-doctor Kerry Sheridan /news/2022-05-20/desantis-signs-bill-targeting-fentanyl-meth-dealers Governor Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday to increase penalties for trafficking fentanyl. Fri, 20 May 2022 10:39:43 GMT /news/2022-05-20/desantis-signs-bill-targeting-fentanyl-meth-dealers /news/2022-03-09/free-narcan-offered-in-the-keys-as-fentanyl-reaches-island-chain Opioid overdoses have been a major problem in the U.S. and Florida for years. The newer synthetic opioid fentanyl is even more dangerous. And that danger has reached the Florida Keys, where health workers are trying to distribute overdose kits as widely as they can. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:08:16 GMT /news/2022-03-09/free-narcan-offered-in-the-keys-as-fentanyl-reaches-island-chain Nancy Klingener /2022-02-23/corporate-opioid-payouts-now-being-finalized-would-top-32-billion Companies at the center of the deadly prescription opioid epidemic are close to deals that would cap their liability while funding drug treatment and recovery programs. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 12:23:51 GMT /2022-02-23/corporate-opioid-payouts-now-being-finalized-would-top-32-billion Brian Mann /news/2021-07-15/drug-overdoses-killed-a-record-number-of-americans-in-2020-jumping-by-nearly-30 More than 93,000 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. last year, according to new CDC data. Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids accounted primarily for the rise, which the pandemic exacerbated. Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:39:30 GMT /news/2021-07-15/drug-overdoses-killed-a-record-number-of-americans-in-2020-jumping-by-nearly-30 Bill Chappell /podcast/sundial/2020-12-16/the-opioid-crisis-restaurants-have-changed-forever-how-holiday-traditions-can-help-your-mental-health A local organization just received $1 million to continue fighting the opioid pandemic. Dining has changed forever as a result of the pandemic. What does that future look like? And why you should continue your holiday traditions safely and maybe even start new ones. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 23:11:04 GMT /podcast/sundial/2020-12-16/the-opioid-crisis-restaurants-have-changed-forever-how-holiday-traditions-can-help-your-mental-health Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Suria Rimer /2020-12-16/the-opioid-crisis-restaurants-have-changed-forever-how-holiday-traditions-can-help-your-mental-health A local organization just received $1 million to continue fighting the opioid pandemic. Dining has changed forever as a result of the pandemic. What does that future look like? And why you should continue your holiday traditions safely and maybe even start new ones. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 23:10:25 GMT /2020-12-16/the-opioid-crisis-restaurants-have-changed-forever-how-holiday-traditions-can-help-your-mental-health Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Suria Rimer /2020-10-28/new-program-to-help-people-addicted-to-opioids-receives-5-million A new Florida program to help people addicted to opioids is getting $5 million. Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:00:07 GMT /2020-10-28/new-program-to-help-people-addicted-to-opioids-receives-5-million Robbie Gaffney /2020-09-10/retired-nfl-players-continue-opioid-use-and-suffer-depression-uf-study-shows The study shows the long-term effects of opioid use by NFL players, even after their careers have ended. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:16:10 GMT /2020-09-10/retired-nfl-players-continue-opioid-use-and-suffer-depression-uf-study-shows WUSF Staff