Florida ranks fourth in the nation for total health care costs attributed to opioid abuse and eleventh in the nation for deaths resulting from drug overdoses, with the state’s drug mortality rate doubling since 1999. Although several counties, including Broward County, have created task forces to develop plans to address opioid addiction within their communities, a statewide approach is necessary to make a measurable impact in the fight against the opioid epidemic.
Through this Resolution, the Board of County Commissioners encourages the Florida Legislature and Florida Governor to create a statewide task force to assist in the fight against the opioid epidemic and directs the County Administrator to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the Florida Governor and all Florida legislators representing Broward County residents.
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