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The Orlando City Council is applying for a Florida Department of Health grant that would provide Orlando Police officers with hundreds of additional doses of NARCAN.
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Narcan kits will help firefighters respond to suspected overdoses and equip their families and friends to respond to future overdoses.
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Orange County is receiving a 2 million dollar federal grant aimed at reducing opioid deaths.
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While police officers and sheriff’s deputies add narcan- the overdose reversal drug- to their tool kit, the state of Florida is also stepping up prosecution for dealers. is the combination of better resuscitation tools for first responders and tougher penalties for dealers a good one? Orange and Osceola County Public Defender Robert Wesley joins Intersection with Lt. Dominick Galiano, commander of the Orange County sheriff's office street drugs unit.
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Law enforcement officers in Orange County will carry an overdose reversal drug by this summer.Orlando Police Department and Orange County sheriff’s…
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As Orange County is battling a spike in heroin abuse. The county has a high profile advocate in its war on drugs: David Siegel. His 18 year old daughter Victoria died in June of an accidental overdose- a combination of methadone and anti-depressants. Now the 80 year old billionaire founder of Westgate Resorts says he’s making it his life’s work to shed light on drug addiction and overdoses- and save lives.