opioid crisis

Florida is seeking buy-in from scores of local governments that have also filed suit.

Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law this week that will give Attorney General Ashley Moody access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.

Seminole and Lake Counties allege companies including Purdue Pharma marketed prescription opioids as safe pain management, while others including Walgreens and CVS didn’t restrict the sale of these drugs.

A new law places limits on controlled substances including opioids that can be prescribed by doctors in Florida. The law is meant to curb the opioid crisis, but some doctors are skeptical.

Osceola County is going after pharmaceutical companies. The county filed a lawsuit against several pharmaceutical companies.

Babies who are exposed to drugs in the womb are at increased risk of developing symptoms of withdrawal after they’re born. A new bill wants to improve their care.

Orange County is receiving a 2 million dollar federal grant aimed at reducing opioid deaths.

The opioid epidemic is now a statewide public health emergency. In Orange County alone, heroin overdose deaths have spiked this year. So what’s driving the opioid epidemic, and with Governor Scott’s emergency declaration, how are health and law enforcement authorities responding? 90.7’s Abe Aboraya joins us along with Carol Burkett from Orange County's Drug Free office to talk about next steps for combating opioid addiction in Central Florida.