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Press Releases
2023
February 17, 2023: Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis Announce Plans for $205.7 Million Opioid Settlement Agreement
February 7, 2023: FDOH and DCF Leadership Visit Duval County Core Network
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
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