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opioids crisis

Opioid-Related Deaths Decline By 34% in Flagler’s 3-County District in 1st Part of 2018

August 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Dr. Deanna Oleske, the assistant medical director at the medical examiner's District 23, which includes Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns counties. (© FlaglerLive)

The decline is far more pronounced in the Flagler region than in the state, strongly suggesting that the introduction of front-line life-saving measures, combined with stricter state rules on prescription drugs, is having an effect. 

State By State, the War on Pot Is Ending

June 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Dozens of new state laws are expanding legal cannabis use — and expunging the records of users caught up in the system. This unprecedented wave of legislative activity at the state level is yet further evidence that public consensus on cannabis legalization has undergone a seismic shift.

Suicide Prevention Set To Become Part of Minimum Standard of Care At Addiction Centers

April 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Members of Flagler County's Public Safety Coordinating Council watched a video last year during a discussion on the opioid crisis that included a brief clip showing a medical examiner performing an autopsy on an addiction victim. (c FlaglerLive)

Rising opioids use and rising suicide rates: Suicide prevention advocates have been pushing the addiction treatment community to address the substantial overlap by adopting new standards of care. That starts in June.

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