Media

Media Reports: 

August 2024: How Tampa Bay is fighting the opioid crisis with free Narcan

February 2023: Gov. DeSantis stops in Destin to announce plans for combating the opioid crisis

November 2022: Candlelight vigil remembers lives lost to addiction, efforts to help others underway in Pasco County 

Local Press Releases: 

November 2022: The Florida Department of Health in Pasco County Provides Lifesaving Naloxone to Reduce Substance Abuse Deaths 

October 2022: FDOH and DCF Leadership Visit Pasco County Core Network 

Press Releases: 

2022

November 22, 2022: Now is Not the Time for the CDC to Relax Opioid Prescription Guidelines 

August 3, 2022: Governor Ron DeSantis Announces New Opioid Recovery Program in Florida

July 15, 2022: State of Florida Deploys Tools to Address Overdose Crisis

May 19, 2022: Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Legislation Cracking Down on Opioid Dealers and Traffickers

2021

April 7, 2021: Federal Grantees May Now Use Funds to Purchase Fentanyl Test Strips

2020

December 17, 2020:Overdose Deaths Accelerating During COVID-19

February 11, 2020:Florida Department of Health Launches Community Effort in Fight Against Drug Overdose and Opioid Abuse

2019

October 2, 2019:First Lady Casey DeSantis Announces New Funding to Fight Opioid Abuse and Neonatal Syndrome

September 4, 2019:CDC Awards New Funds to Stop Drug Overdoses, Deaths

2017

September 25, 2017: CDC launches campaign to help states fight prescription opioid epidemic