Opioid Exposure Can Cause Serious Problems for Kids in Florida

Finally, our president came out and said that the opioid crisis is a “public health emergency.” He didn’t, however, formally declare it a “national emergency,” which means that federal funds won’t currently be allocated to addressing and fighting this crisis.

 

Last year, opioid addiction was responsible for more than 59,000 deaths in our country, and that number continues to rise.

 

It seems that everyone,