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Beginning next year, Florida Blue will no longer pay for OxyContin. Instead it will pay for Xtampza ER, a form of pain medication that can’t be crushed and abused.
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Parts of the stalled Senate health care bill could hurt those addicted to opioids. That's according to Tampa Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor, who says the bill would limit access to substance abuse treatment.
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While fewer injured workers are getting prescriptions for opioids, Florida had a high percentage of people getting prescriptions for opioids and muscle relaxants together.
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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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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are stepping up investigations at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals due to a sharp increase in opioid theft, missing prescriptions or unauthorized drug use by VA employees since 2009.