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How JSO’s Overdose Squad hunts down, arrests those accused of dealing deadly drugs
Read full article: How JSO’s Overdose Squad hunts down, arrests those accused of dealing deadly drugsTo get an inside look, the News4JAX I-TEAM embedded with JSO’s Overdose Squad, made up of detectives from both homicide and narcotics, responding to some of the calls with them.
‘I lost my daughter to fentanyl’: Parents tell their pain-filled stories at Florida summit amid ‘social health crisis’
Read full article: ‘I lost my daughter to fentanyl’: Parents tell their pain-filled stories at Florida summit amid ‘social health crisis’Their voices were a heartbreaking reminder that fentanyl continues to be the number one drug threat in Florida and across the country.
In just two years, Gov. DeSantis says a new program has helped save lives in the fight against the opioid epidemic
Read full article: In just two years, Gov. DeSantis says a new program has helped save lives in the fight against the opioid epidemicGov. Ron DeSantis said this week that the state is making strides with a relatively new program that was started in 2022.
Drug dealers using veterinary medicine to hook more addicts, and people are dying
Read full article: Drug dealers using veterinary medicine to hook more addicts, and people are dyingA drug made to treat animals is now being used by drug dealers to hook more addicts and it's killing people. The drug is called Xylazine and it's being mixed with fentanyl. A deadly combination that has put Duval county at the top of a list no county wants to be on. More people are dying here than any other county in the state.
Animal tranquilizer mixed with opioids is an emerging threat to the U.S.
Read full article: Animal tranquilizer mixed with opioids is an emerging threat to the U.S.For the first time in U.S. history, the White House has declared a drug to be an emerging threat to the United States. The DEA says Xylazine, which is an animal tranquilizer is being used with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, and the results are deadly.
White House announces emerging drug threat, animal tranquillizer mixed with fentanyl
Read full article: White House announces emerging drug threat, animal tranquillizer mixed with fentanylFor the first time in U.S. history, the White House has declared a drug to be an emerging threat to the United States. The DEA says Xylazine, which is an animal tranquilizer, is being used with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, and the results are deadly.
What parents can discuss with children about spring break to keep them safe
Read full article: What parents can discuss with children about spring break to keep them safeWith spring break in full swing, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is reminding families about the dangers of synthetic opioids and other illegal drugs.
Panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counter
Read full article: Panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counterThe Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee (NDAC) and the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee (AADPAC) is discussing supplemental new drug application 208411/S–006, for NARCAN (naloxone hydrochloride) nasal spray, submitted by Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
400 people died of drug overdoses in Duval last year. A new program is aiming to make treatment more accessible
Read full article: 400 people died of drug overdoses in Duval last year. A new program is aiming to make treatment more accessibleFighting the opioid epidemic by making treatment more accessible and comprehensive.
Avoiding Opioids: Treating pain before, during and after surgery
Read full article: Avoiding Opioids: Treating pain before, during and after surgeryIn the wake of an epidemic of opioid addiction and deaths, there’s a growing movement among surgeons to find other ways to successfully manage post-surgery pain.
Story of survival: After opioid overdose, Clay County pastor using his near-death experience to bring others hope
Read full article: Story of survival: After opioid overdose, Clay County pastor using his near-death experience to bring others hopeFor 10 years, a Clay County man took so many prescription pills that he almost died the day his wife found him unconscious on their living room floor. Today, Matthan Poole is a local pastor, and he and his wife, Sara, are using his near-death experience to bring others hope.
‘Your family is not immune’: Mother knows pain of losing loved one to drug addiction
Read full article: ‘Your family is not immune’: Mother knows pain of losing loved one to drug addictionThe Centers For Disease Control estimates more than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, in numbers the agency released Wednesday. It sets another tragic record in the nation’s escalating epidemic.
Jacksonville area counties take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday
Read full article: Jacksonville area counties take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day SaturdayJacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and the Drug Enforcement Administration announced an effort to cut down on prescription drug abuse.
20 pounds of fentanyl pills seized in massive California drug bust
Read full article: 20 pounds of fentanyl pills seized in massive California drug bustOn the heels of a nationwide warning from the Drug Enforcement Administration about fentanyl-related mass-overdose deaths, News4JAX has learend that police in Southern California seized more than 20 pounds of the drug during a bust in Santa Ana.
DEA to hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this weekend
Read full article: DEA to hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this weekendIf you have leftover or unwanted prescription medication sitting in your medicine cabinet, you can safely dispose of it Saturday during the DEA’s National Drug Take Back Day.
Operation Engage aims to prevent opioid overdoses
Read full article: Operation Engage aims to prevent opioid overdosesThe Drug Enforcement Administration has now launched Operation Engage. DEA’s Miami Field Division Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jonathon White says Operation Engage will focus on preventing opioid overdoses. “So, Operation Engage, the timing couldn’t be more critical.”DEA Special Agent Amy Roderick is currently coordinating Operation Engage. Operation Engage started in South Florida and will eventually make its way to the northeastern part of the state. And just days after the DEA rolled out Operation Engage, DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans on Tuesday announced the release of the 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment.
Opioid overdose calls spike for first time in 5 years
Read full article: Opioid overdose calls spike for first time in 5 yearsIn 2016, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said it responded to 356 overdose calls with 180 of those calls related to opioids. Fast forward to 2020 and the number is up to 385 overdose calls with 243 of the calls being opioid-related. Since 2017, 1,281 people have consented to program services and seven people died from opioids. To give some perspective, JFRD reported 1,703 overdose calls as of March 13, 2019. Chart of JFRD overdose calls since 2015.
State, pharmacies battle over doctors in opioid case
Read full article: State, pharmacies battle over doctors in opioid caseThe state later added CVS and Walgreens to the lengthy list of defendants in the case. Moodys lawyers accused the pharmacy companies of filing the third-party complaint in January to delay the already complex litigation. Adding hundreds of unidentified doctors to the case introduces new elements that are not already part of the lawsuit, Migdal said. Litigating these new issues and causes of action would take time and really would divert resources from the states case against the pharmacies, she added. Byrd agreed to strike the third-party complaint but said the pharmacy chains could try again, with the names of specific doctors.
Opioid addiction: This story is bigger than me
Read full article: Opioid addiction: This story is bigger than meWhen my father lost his battle to addiction last year, I knew I needed to speak about it. My deceased son battled drug addiction. That’s where I met Val Jordan White and Carroll Miniard. That both Val and Carroll believe kick-started their addiction Both lost girlfriends from overdoses while sleeping high right next to them. 10900 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville - (904) 641-2122Breakthroughs Counseling & RecoveryAlcohol and drug addiction rehab treatment in an intensive outpatient environment.
Over-prescribing opioids has fueled the opioid crisis
Read full article: Over-prescribing opioids has fueled the opioid crisisOver-prescribing opioids has fueled the opioid crisisPublished: November 5, 2019, 6:16 pmBut doctors are now finding innovative ways to reduce us and abuse, including new moms