Addiction

Duval County saw a 25% increase in overdose 911 calls from mid-March until now, year over year.In response to the spike, the county is giving out free…

City Rescue Mission, a nonprofit that serves the homeless and addicted in Jacksonville, is now selling chocolate to help offset the costs of its free…

A Jacksonville high school for teens in addiction-recovery wants to be able to serve more students and provide additional programming. The nonprofit…

Last month, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new implant to treat opioid addiction.The medication blocks brain receptors that drive powerful…

A Jacksonville organization that works with recovering addicts hopes to soon be able to help more people.Gateway Community Services, now Gateway Steps to…

US military intelligence sources say there is evidence Russia is now sending troops and military hardware to bolster the forces of Syrian president Bashar…

Prescribed opiates for veterans in the Jacksonville hospital system has grown overall from 2001, when there were 45 prescriptions for every 100 veterans,…

Baby boomers have become addicted to drugs at an alarming rate. The most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released in 2012, found illicit…