By Sephora Charles
Delray Beach commissioners plan to invest nearly $396,000 in state opioid settlement funds toward housing, job assistance and a new mobile health unit designed to connect residents with support services.
The city is receiving the
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Chef and restaurant owner Louie Bossi, who speaks openly about his recovery, is joined by staff members at Louie Bossi’s Ristorante in Boca Raton. Bossi often hires recovering addicts at his restaurants, and says at least three members of his staffs
By Jane Smith
The City Commission passed a resolution Nov. 1 supporting federal agencies to put tighter controls on prescription painkillers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Justice are asking the
Related story: Chiefs express concern for first responders’ mental health
By Jane Smith
The addiction crisis in Delray Beach has affected every city department within the past year. Police and fire-rescue workers have seen the most direct effe
Overdoses of tranquilizers
The National Center for Health Statistics doesn’t keep track of Xanax overdose deaths, but it provides the number of overdose deaths attributable to benzodiazepines, the class of tranquilizer that includes Xanax, Valium, Lib
