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As drug overdose deaths in Palm Beach County climbed steeply in 2017, then-Lake Worth Beach City Commissioner and local business owner Andy Amoroso spoke to a Boston reporter about the rising toll ...
Goldberger said state medical examiners have not seen an increase in skin wounds or necrosis, xylazine-related signs of drug use. In fact, Florida medical examiners, who meet every other month ...
The CDC told PolitiFact that Florida had 7,827 overdose deaths in 2021 compared with 7,611 in 2022, based on preliminary data for 2022. That equals about a 2.8% decrease.
Cannabis in Florida is illegal for recreational use. Possession of up to 20 grams ( 3 ⁄ 4 oz) is a misdemeanor offense, punishable by up to a year in jail, a fine of up to $1000, and the suspension of one's driver's license . [ 1 ]
The first drug court, in Miami-Dade County, was designed by Chief Judge Gerald Wetherington, Judge Herbert Klein, then State Attorney Janet Reno, and public defender Bennett Brummer for nonviolent offenders to receive treatment.
Drug overdose deaths in the US per 100,000 people by state. [1] [2] A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people. [3] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has data on drug overdose death rates and totals. Around 1,106,900 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 ...
The Licking County Health Department and Board of Commissioners announced Monday partnering on a program that seeks reducing drug use and fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the area.
The Marchman Act, officially the "Hal S. Marchman Alcohol and Other Drug Services Act of 1993", is a Florida law that provides a means of involuntary and voluntary assessment and stabilization and treatment of a person allegedly abusing alcohol or drugs. [1] Prior to October 1, 1993, substance abuse was addressed by chapters 396 and 397.