Opt Out Of Opioids

09/04/2025

📣

09/04/2025

🧐

🤝 Helping your child through misuse or addiction demands open communication and empathy. Be their pillar of support as they journey towards recovery. Together, we can make a profound impact on their journey.

Learn more: https://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/family/how-encourage-your-child-get-help-their-substance-use-or-addiction

05/16/2025

Carfentanil…A Synthetic Opioid Unlike Any Other

https://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/Carfentanil-Synthetic-Opioid-Unlike-Any-Other.pdf?Utm_campaign=20250516&Utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

10/29/2024

Get the latest information about the opioid crisis and what community organizations are doing to help. Plus, learn how you can save a life, with Naloxone administration training. Link to the webinar will be attached October 30th, 2024

08/20/2024

Did you know that Thriving Mind funds Florida's first short-term residential option for youth in our state? The program is used to treat youth who need continued crisis services and possibly divert from residential treatment. It provides acute care 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. Read more. https://ow.ly/1roK50T2oJv

07/03/2024

Morphine is an opioid that is used to relieve pain and it can also be extremely addictive. Tolerance for morphine develops quickly which leads to a higher risk of getting addicted to it. Morphine addiction is similar to he**in addiction and can be very difficulty to overcome.

Individuals that abuse morphine in high doses are putting themselves at risk of of an overdose. Signs of a morphine overdose can include intense drowsiness, decreased responsiveness, slurred speech, inattention, fever, extreme sleepiness, slowed breathing, lack of movement, spasms, stiffness, and muscle cramps. Morphine overdose can also lead to unconsciousness, coma, and death.

06/24/2024

Opioid Treatment Available in Miami

06/24/2024

Oxymorphone or also known as opana is used to help relieve moderate to severe pain and belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesic. It also has a high risk of abuse and addiction. Individuals abuse this opioid in different ways like injecting it, snorting it, and oral ingestion.

When oxymorphone is abused, it slows down the functions of the central nervous system that are related to the stress response such as blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing rate. One of the hazards that this opioids has is the per milligram, it is more potent than oxycodone. It can also cause an individual’s breathing rate to slow down too much and stop altogether.

06/17/2024

Percocet is an opioid that is prescribed to people that are suffering from chronic pain. It contains oxycodone hydrochloride which influences the brain’s perception of pain and it also contains acetaminophen which inhibits pain-related chemicals in the brain.

Percocet is one of the most commonly abused prescription drugs and it can have serious side effects. Some of these side effects include extreme fatigue, chest pains, hypothermia, slowed heartbeat, shallow breathing, confusion, unusual thoughts or behaviors, seizures, insomnia, visual disturbances, anxiety, depression, nervousness, agitation, hallucinations, and even death.

06/12/2024

An individual that is experiencing a fentanyl overdose might experience different symptoms. Some of these might include drowsiness, low blood pressure, dizziness, limp body, nausea, vomiting, cold and clammy skin, decreased heart rate, changes in pupillary size, blue colored lips and fingernails, decreased heart rate, slowed or stopped breathing, coma, and loss of consciousness.

It has been reported that one of the most commonly described characteristics of fentanyl overdose is the rapid speed of onset of symptoms. Reports say that 75% of individuals interviewed said that symptoms of an overdoses occurred within seconds to minutes.