Accidental Fentanyl Exposure Sickens First Responders During Routine Traffic Stop
• The Lake County Sheriff’s Office says the first responders fell ill after inhaling the substance.
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• The Lake County Sheriff’s Office says the first responders fell ill after inhaling the substance.
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• Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Attorney General Ashley Moody and Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey for the announcement of the drug trafficking bust in Brevard County today.
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• The rate of illicit drug overdose deaths increased by more than 1400 percent since the beginning of the decade.
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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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• People can anonymously and instantly get help for a family member with addiction. It’s only a text away.
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• A new study published in Pediatrics journal says the number of children hospitalized for opioid overdose doubled nationwide. Deaths from these overdoses decreased.
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• Florida Governor Rick Scott was in Orlando Thursday for a ceremonial signing of a bill enhancing criminal charges for fentanyl.
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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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• The opioid epidemic is now a statewide public health emergency. In Orange County alone, heroin overdose deaths have spiked this year.
So what’s driving the opioid epidemic, and with Governor Scott’s emergency declaration, how are health and law enforcement authorities responding? 90.7’s Abe Aboraya joins us along with Carol Burkett from Orange County’s Drug Free office to talk about next steps for combating opioid addiction in Central Florida.
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• Deaths from heroin and fentanyl are up in Florida.
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