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BITHLO — Linda Gonzalez, 57, is six months clean from fentanyl for the first time in years thanks to a program known as medication-assisted treatment. She’s moved from the woods to a camper. She’s in the process of getting dental work, reactivating her driver’s license and will soon start looking for a job. She’s excited to meet her 3-year-old granddaughter, work again and reconnect with her ...

Nonprofit Project Opioid announced on Monday that overdoses have finally fallen and the wide availability of naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, is the reason why.

Orange County has a new initiative to encourage people engaging in risky behavior to test what they're about to take

As cities and counties across the state try to deal with homelessness, Florida lawmakers are eyeing a new plan that some worry could make a difficult problem even worse.

The fentanyl crisis as been a major issue on the presidential campaign trail, with DeSantis eager to take credit for reducing overdose deaths.

The Electric Daisy Carnival is this weekend, and festival organizers are trying to ensure attendees party smartly. The festival, which features electronic dance music, live DJs spinning and carnival acts, is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of people to Tinker Field on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Attendance over the past couple years has been around 300,000. With large gatherings, ...

Law enforcement met with community leaders to announce new data that shows a historic reduction in opioid overdose deaths in Central Florida.

Collier task force still finalizing a plan. Lee group has started issuing grant notices to addiction programs

"These disturbing new findings should serve as a wake-up call to our nations leaders," Jim Rauh, founder of the non-profit Families Against Fentanyl, said.

Other letter-writers discuss private schools and the rights of the terminally ill.