Author: Dorron Blumberg

Lee Health Launches Initiative to Treat Opioid Addiction Pilot Program Incorporates Medication-Assisted Treatment for Patients with Heart Infection

Posted by | Jan 30, 2019 | |

Lee Health is announcing a pilot program to treat opioid addiction and address the opioid crisis in Southwest Florida. The initiative includes implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for patients with endocarditis, a potential deadly heart infection.  
 
The opioid crisis has induced a marked increase in endocarditis patients, a heart valve infection that often stems from intravenous drug use and results in multiple surgeries and hospitalizations. 
 

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Florida Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban Update

Posted by | Jan 30, 2019 | |

On January 17, 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference to announce that he wanted the Florida legislature to change the current law and allow smokable medical marijuana. Speaking to reporters, he said, “I want people to have their suffering relieved.” Further, the Governor stated that if the Legislature should fail to change the law

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