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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.According to data from the Florida Medical Examiners Commission, deaths from heroin are up 74 percent…
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Heroin overtook cocaine as the street drug causing the most deaths in Orange and Osceola counties.