Today, Governor Ron DeSantis celebrates one year of helping Floridians break the cycle of addiction through the Coordinated Opioid Recovery Network (CORE). As the first comprehensive solution to addiction care in the nation, this program disrupts the revolving door of addiction and overdose by providing patients with the tools to choose sustainable recovery.
Governor Ron DeSantis said:
“The Florida CORE Network is pioneering the future of recovery in America. While Biden’s Border Crisis exacerbates the deadly influx of fentanyl and leftist states stock vending machines with drug paraphernalia, Florida refuses to sit idly by as these deadly drugs ruin and take lives. In one year, we’ve saved more lives than any other state by providing essential addiction treatment to those who need it most.”
DeSantis reported that last year that drug-related deaths in Florida decreased over 4% from 2021, “saving over 300 lives from the dangers of overdose and addiction by focusing on treating rather than enabling or exacerbating the disease.”
He added, “This is the highest decrease in drug-related deaths of any other state.”
The press release didn’t state where the governor got his facts.
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On Wednesday, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody came to Pensacola to warn resident about the dangers of opioids and fentanyl.
“The national opioid crisis, bolstered by deadly fentanyl from Mexico and China, continues to claim lives in Florida — with the Pensacola Medical Examiner District being hit the hardest on a per capita basis.”
Read more. Her statistics were from interim Medical Examiners’ report for January-June 2022, before the launch of CORE.
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Both DeSantis and Moody blamed the Biden Administration for letting the drugs cross the Mexican-US border.
DeSantis:
Since President Biden took office, more than 21 tons of fentanyl have crossed the southern border, enough to kill 9.7 billion people. From 2021 to 2022, federal progress was abysmal, with vital statistics data showing no change nationally in total drug-related deaths