opioid epidemic

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced expansion of the Coordinated Opioid Recovery program — or CORE. It will provide an array of services, beyond emergency response, to help people beat opioid addiction.

The money comes from a national $23.5 billion settlement with four major drug companies for their part in the opioid epidemic.

The school board in Putnam County is the lead plaintiff in a suit accusing consultant McKinsey & Co. of harming children and increasing educational costs. The legal team includes attorney Wayne Hogan of Jacksonville.

The Clay County Fire Department has partnered with the local health department, the Clay Behavioral Health Center and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to set up the Community Paramedicine Program using a $200,000 grant.

Duval could be the next county to launch a safe syringe exchange in response to a 2019 state law that authorized counties to implement such drug use harm reduction programs, as long as they’re not funded with taxpayer dollars.

At least 270 people have died from overdoses so far this year in Jacksonville; 271 people had died from an overdose at the same point last year. Dr.…

Florida could get a share of a $7 billion bankruptcy plan filed late Monday by Purdue Pharma to dissolve the company and steer its assets toward abating…

Advocates say disruptions in care, job loss and increased stress and isolation due to the pandemic are fueling substance abuse problems.

A free at-home medication disposal program is looking to address opioid overdoses, which have spiked in Jacksonville and across the country since the…

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…