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DeSantis Applies $205.7 Million From Florida Opioid Settlement Fund to Combat Addiction

DeSantis Applies $205.7 Million From Florida Opioid Settlement Fund to Combat Addiction
Republican gubernatorial candidate for Florida Ron DeSantis waves to the crowd during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2022. GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $205.7 million would be allocated to fight fentanyl addiction in the state by expanding a pilot program and funding mobile units that can help rural communities.

“We’re here today to talk about our efforts to combat the opioid crisis, and this is a serious crisis affecting not just the state of Florida but really every corner of these United States,” he said.

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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