Florida Could Address Its Overdose Crisis, If It Would

Expand Naloxone, a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose. Massachusetts, US, August 8, 2017. © 2017 Reuters. The opioid crisis in the U.S. rages on, with no end in sight. More than 72,000 people died of drug overdose in 2017, up from 63,000 the year before. In Florida, experts estimate that 20 Floridians are dying from overdose every day. January 16, 2018 Video Video: Florida Needs Syringe Exchange Syringe exchange programs have a proven record of reducing HIV and Hepatitis C infection, preventing overdose, and bringing people into treatment without raising rates of drug use…

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