Florida: The Epicenter of Synthetic Drugs
Within the past five years, Florida has become the focal point of a synthetic drug abuse crisis. New and unusual drugs such as flakka appeared seemingly out of nowhere, drawing […]
Within the past five years, Florida has become the focal point of a synthetic drug abuse crisis. New and unusual drugs such as flakka appeared seemingly out of nowhere, drawing […]
In recent years, record numbers of Americans have fallen prey to heroin addiction. Florida is no exception to this trend, which claims more lives by the day. Deaths from heroin […]
Methamphetamine addiction is one of the best-known, and longest standing, public health crises in Florida. The drug has been easy to purchase in Florida since the 1990s, when domestic production […]
Youth and young adult substance abuse in Florida is a serious problem. Young adults are the largest group of opiate users in the state. In 2015, of those in Florida […]
As the opioid epidemic continues to ravage the United States, new data shows heroin has become a major driver in overdoses. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and […]
The rate of people dying from cocaine-related overdoses increased between 2012 and 2015, and federal researchers believe the opioid epidemic could be the cause. In a recent study published in […]