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• A support program for people with mental illnesses who are jailed on minor offenses might be coming to Orange County. Orange County Commissioners will discuss a pilot program this morning.
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• Fentanyl could be deadly for first responders-but what if they had a laser shooting gun that could detect these substances beforehand. That’s exactly what UCF’s Dr. Subith Vasu and his team plan on finding out with their design.
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• 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.
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• People can anonymously and instantly get help for a family member with addiction. It’s only a text away.
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• 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.
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• High risk donors could soon provide life-saving kidneys to patients on the transplant wait list. Treatment with antivirals shows promise.
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• Fewer drugs may get in the hands of downtown Orlando club-goers. Law enforcement officials arrested three suspects accused of being in a drug distribution ring.
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• Tracking Erika, fallout from the Ashley Madison leak hits the State Attorney’s Office, and Orange county tackles a growing heroin epidemic. These stories and more on the Friday news round table.
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• As Orange County is battling a spike in heroin abuse. The county has a high profile advocate in its war on drugs: David Siegel. His 18 year old daughter Victoria died in June of an accidental overdose- a combination of methadone and anti-depressants. Now the 80 year old billionaire founder of Westgate Resorts says he’s making it his life’s work to shed light on drug addiction and overdoses- and save lives.
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• Heroin is cheap and lethal, and now in Orange and Osceola counties, it’s become easy to buy. Law enforcement agencies say heroin abuse is rising and so are deaths. According to experts, it’s the symptom of a legislative crack down on pill mills across the state.
90.7’s Renata Sago reports, heroin is filling the void left by pain pills—and many of its victims are younger than 30.
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