Now is Not the Time for the CDC to Relax Opioid Prescription Guidelines
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This month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain. The report is an update to previous 2016 Guidelines, but takes a step backwards in the national fight against the opioid crisis.
In response, Dr. Kenneth A. Scheppke, Florida's Deputy Secretary for Health, wrote the response below. This was published in the Wall Street Journal on November 21, 2022.
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Statewide Articles
- FDOH and DCF Leadership Visit Brevard County Core Network
- FDOH Encourages Floridians to Be Prepared Ahead of Tropical Storm Nicole's Landfall
- Tropical Storm Nicole - Early Prescription Refills Permitted Under State of Emergency
- FDOH and DCF Leadership Visit Volusia County Core Network
Local Articles
- FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN LAKE COUNTY PROVIDING LIFESAVING NALOXONE TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE ABUSE DEATHS
- HEALTH OFFICIALS ISSUE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE BLOOM ALERT FOR SAWGRASS LAKE – CWC DOCK
- OFFICES TO CLOSE IN OBSERVANCE OF THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
- FDOH-LAKE Encourages Floridians to Be Prepared Ahead of Tropical Storm Nicole's Landfall
- DOH-LAKE County Office Closure for Tropical Storm Nicole
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