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Opioid deaths skyrocket across US and Tampa Bay

In the Tampa Bay area, the overdose rate is 23 out of every 100,000 people. That rate is 9 percent higher than the rest of Florida and 50 percent higher than the national average. Florida ranks second only to California in the number of overdose deaths. But the fight against opioids continues. ....

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Covid, guns, drugs fuel irreparable labor shortage

The last two years have caused lasting damage to the U.S. workforce. A record 4.3 million people quitting their jobs in August is a big part of the problem. But the pandemic took its toll in other ways, too. Deaths caused by the virus, gun violence and drug overdoses exacerbated shortages. The damage could take years to repair. ....

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Florida Congressman Introduces Federal Bill Against Fentanyl

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The lethal dose of fentanyl is generally stated to be two milligrams, much less than that of heroin, morphine, oxycodone or any other opiate drug.
Sarasota Congressman Vern Buchanan introduced legislation that would permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs.
Tampa Bay-area law enforcement and substance abuse advocacy groups are backing a bi-partisan bill before Congress that would permanently classify fentanyl as a Schedule I drug.
Republican Sarasota Congressman Vern Buchanan and Chris Pappas, (D-NH), are sponsoring the Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting (FIGHT) Fentanyl Act. The bill will allow law enforcement to permanently prosecute people who manufacture, distribute, or handle fentanyl-related substances. ....

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Florida Congressman Introduces Bill Against Fentanyl

Rep. Vern Buchanan of Sarasota introduced legislation that would permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs. ....

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