This Life #YOULIVE with Dr. Drew
Health & Fitness:Mental Health
Carla Spalding is a 2018 Republican candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 23rd Congressional District of Florida. Carla is a nurse practitioner that specializes in psychiatric nursing. Prescription drug deaths keep rising in Florida. Opioid-related deaths increased 35 percent over the previous year and were found in 5,725 deaths. Cocaine continued to cause more deaths than any other illicit drug, causing 1,769 deaths last year. Heroin-related deaths increased 31 percent and caused at least 952 deaths. Fentanyl deaths increased from 705 to 1,390. Related drugs known as fentanyl analogs caused 965 deaths last year. Drugs were involved in 11,910 deaths across the state last year, according to a report Wednesday from the Florida Medical Examiner’s Commission. Most cases included more than one drug. www.spaldingforcongress.com
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