By Jane Smith
Consideration for the mental health of first responders in the heroin epidemic is being voiced by their chiefs in the South County.
At a U.S. attorney’s town hall meeting called to build awareness of the exponential increase in
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By Mary Hladky
Facing an epidemic of drug overdose deaths, Florida lawmakers passed a number of bills in the recently completed legislative session that take steps to rein in the problem.
“I think the Legislature has really developed an underst
By Rich Pollack
Drug users who overdose and are rescued with the use of the medication naloxone may soon be getting long-term recovery help from an unexpected source — the Delray Beach Police Department.
Police Chief Jeff Goldman, working in c
By Rich Pollack
As heroin use increases in South Florida, the number of overdoses and related deaths in Delray Beach also has exploded at a staggering rate.
In 2015, Delray Beach police recorded 144 apparent heroin overdoses and 10 apparent he
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By Mary Hladky
The number of drug overdose deaths has surged in Palm Beach County, jumping 62.8 percent over the last three years.
The number of people who die
