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Help is here: Local resources for those battling substance use disorders
Florida had the highest number of total fentanyl deaths in 2021, according to Families Against Fentanyl.
What's Brewing?
ER testing gap leaves people in the dark on horse tranquilizer
Overdose deaths involving xylazine are skyrocketing. Emergency rooms don’t test for it, leaving people who don't know they're taking horse tranquilizer in the dark.
What's Brewing?
Drug pipeline: I-75 runs through 3 places in Florida with the most fentanyl deaths
Law enforcement has known for years that this interstate is a cross-country drug trafficking pipeline from Michigan to Florida.
10 Investigates
Synthetic opioids seized in U.S. mail increased 10x in 5 years
The amount of synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, seized from the U.S. Mail has increased 10-fold in the past five years.
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Hundreds of Floridians have tested positive for horse tranquilizer after death
Data shows that a combination of fentanyl and an animal tranquilizer called xylazine has been quietly killing people in the Tampa Bay area for years.
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Bill passes to legalize drug testing strips in Florida
Hillsborough County hosts Opioid Summit amid deadly drug epidemic
Pinellas County sheriff asks for fentanyl-testing technology
First responders get new tool to fight overdoses
Overdosed: These are the faces of fentanyl
New technology at the US-Mexico border aims to stop fentanyl from coming across
Overdose extended interview: Fentanyl in the Tampa Bay area
Faces of Fentanyl: Families left behind share their thoughts on combating the crisis
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Bill to legalize fentanyl test strips advances in Florida Senate
With fentanyl being laced into so many drugs, test strip kits could warn a user within minutes that the drug has fentanyl in it.
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Fentanyl overdoses soar. Does Florida need safe places to use drugs?
10 Investigates takes a deep dive into an overdose prevention strategy that might sound counterproductive at first: Giving people supervised places to do drugs.
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First responders get new tool to fight overdoses
A higher dose of naloxone is now available through the HEROS program.
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Faces of Fentanyl: Families left behind share their thoughts on combating the crisis
All of the families who participated in the conversation don't believe their loved one knew fentanyl was in the drug they purchased.
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Changing face of fentanyl: The silent killer moving in Tampa Bay's Black communities
According to LIVE Tampa Bay, the opioid overdose death rate for Black Floridians increased 330 percent from 2014 to 2018.
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How new technology at the US-Mexico border aims to stop fentanyl from coming across
Our team traveled to Laredo, Texas, where questions arise about whether enough is being done as we see a record number of overdoses.
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After daughter's death, New Port Richey mom questions how quickly dealers are being arrested
10 Investigates uncovered a drug arrest in 2020 resulting from an undercover drug deal in 2018.
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Fentanyl test strips could help prevent rapidly rising overdose deaths
For about a dollar, a test strip will identify any fentanyl in drugs. But, they're illegal in Florida.
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Fentanyl to blame for 82% of opioid overdoses in Tampa Bay area, experts say
Experts say buying drugs on the street has never been more dangerous due to the potency of certain opioids.
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