This week, we shined a light on the dangers of opioid misuse and the power of naloxone to save lives. On Florida’s first Revive Awareness Day, we warned Floridians to never use illicit drugs and highlighted our Helping Heroes program.
Over the past several years, more than 100,000 Americans died annually from drug overdoses—more than 7,000 Floridians alone died in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A Drug Enforcement Administration study claims that now 7 out of 10 counterfeit prescription pills seized containing fentanyl had a lethal dose.
Last year, we created the Helping Heroes program to provide free, life-saving naloxone to Florida first responders at participating Walmart locations throughout the state. Since the launch, more than 100 organizations have signed up and have access to the free overdose-reversal drug at more than 100 Walmart stores in Florida.
While it is important that our first responders have access to this critical tool, we must continue to urge Floridians to never use illicit drugs. Just one pill can kill.
If you are struggling with addiction, know there is help available. You can find treatment options at TreatmentAtlas.org.
By providing access to life-saving naloxone to first responders and warning Floridians about the dangers of opioid misuse, we can continue building a Stronger, Safer Florida.
In The News
Ashley Moody highlights initiatives, dangers of illicit opioids during inaugural Revive Awareness Day, Florida’s Voice
Revive Awareness Day: How to save someone from an opioid overdose, NBC 2 Orlando
June 6 marks Florida's 1st Revive Awareness Day, Spectrum Local News
Consumer Alert: Attorney General warns Floridians about odometer fraud while car shopping, (Action News Jax) Yahoo! News
Combating Odometer Fraud: AG Ashley Moody’s Crusade To Protect Florida Consumers, Tampa Free Press
Florida Chronic Disease Health Care Provider To Pay $600,000 In Medicaid Billing Violations, Tampa Free Press
Ashley Moody calls on Biden administration to stop ‘support of Cuba’s communist interests’, Florida’s Voice
AG Moody calls on Treasury to stop supporting ‘Cuba’s communist interests’, The Capitolist
Protecting Floridians
VIDEO CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General Moody Warns Floridians About Odometer Fraud
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this crime costs American car buyers more than $1 billion annually. NHTSA reports that more than 450,000 vehicles are sold each year with false odometer readings and a study from Carfax shows that cases are on the rise.
Read MoreChronic Disease Health Care Provider to Pay Florida Medicaid Nearly $600,000 for False Claims Act Violations
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured nearly $600,000 for Florida Medicaid from a chronic disease management health care provider.
Read MoreAttorney General Moody Urges Biden Administration to Stop Continued Support of Cuba’s Communist Interests
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations, as directed by Biden, recently made pro-Cuba regulatory amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations.
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This week, Attorney General Moody recognized the inaugural Revive Awareness Day in Seminole County, urging Floridians to never use illicit drugs and highlighting the Helping Heroes program that provides access to free naloxone to first responders.
