Critical new law would protect Floridians from opioid overdose | Commentary - Orlando Sentinel

The past three years have tested the resolve and resiliency of Florida communities and our state’s public health infrastructure. COVID-19 has only worsened our state’s raging opioid epidemic, and fentanyl in the drug supply is only compounding the overdose crisis across the state. Amid a rise in fatal overdose events in Florida, it’s clear that we need to take additional actions to protect our neighbors from the harms of opioid overdose.

Thankfully, the Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis answered the call to action to help our state combat this crisis and ensure at-risk individuals and those so often at the frontlines of the opioid epidemic have access to opioid-overdose-reversal medications such as naloxone.

In the 12-month period ending in October 2021, there were 7,616 deaths from drug overdose in Florida alone. It’s a tragedy that’s more than just a number, representing family members, friends and loved ones in Florida who lost their lives to fatal overdose and are no longer able to live out their dreams.

source: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/guest-commentary/os-op-opioids-new-law-20220414-d5olkfkq3fbxxktiqcvzinx72a-story.html

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