Advocates say social stigma costing lives in opioid epidemic battle

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Gov.

Ron DeSantis call a historic $26 billion agreement to pay for opioid abuse prevention, treatment and recovery a large step forward.

Others say the money is only a drop in the bucket.

GENERAL ASHLEY MOODY ANDHE TGOVERNOR CALL A HISTORIC*26-BILLION DOLLA* AGREEMENT TOPAY FOR OPIOID ABUSEPREVENTION, TREATMENT DRECOVE.RYATTORNEY GENERAL ASHLEY MOODYSAYS THE MONEY HOLDS*MAJORPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIE* WHOPLAYED A PART IN FUELING THEOPIOID EPIDEMIC ACCOUNTABLE.BUT FOR SOME*BILLION-AND-A-HAL* FLORIDAWILL RECEIVE IS JUST A DROP INTHE BUCKET.

W-P-T-VNEWSCHANNEL FIVEMONDALE REPORTS ON THE PEOPLEWHO SAY*SOCIAL STIGM*SALSO COSTING THE STATE.PASTOR LEWIS CAMERON,CHRISTIAN DELIVERANCE HOUSE OFPRAYER CHURCH CLIP 1034(17:14:10”IOF JUST SAVING LIVES AND IJUST FEEL LIKE NO ONE SHOULDHAVE TO DIE IF WE HAVE THEMEANS TOAV SE THEIRLIVES”(17:14:17) PASTORCAMERON ELLIS IS A LAKE WORTHBEACH PASTOR WHO DOESNAWAY FROM UNCOMFORTABLE TAS.LKPASTOR LEWIS CAMERON,CHRISTIAN DELIVERANCE HOUSE OFPRAYER CHURCH CLIP 10347:(111:59”MORE CHURCHES NEEDTO TALK ABOUT REAL ISSUESBECAUSE I HAVE PREACHEDSEVERAL FUNERALS DUE TO DRUGOVERDOSE” AND THATSOLIDIFIED A BOND BETWEEN THEPASTOR AND THIS OPIOIDMORTALITY REDUCTION ADVOCATE.LUIS GARCIA, OPIOID MORTALYITREDUCTION ADVOCATE CLIP 1045(17:24:25”I SPENT ALMOST$50,000 OF MY OWN MONEY JUSTTRYING TO SAVE LIVES” INFACT, LUIS GARCIA BRINGS*NARCAN& LUIS GARCIA, OPIDOIMORTALITY REDUCTION ADVOCATECLIP 1051 (17:42:47”YOU JUSTPULL IT OUT YOU JUST STICK ITIN THEIR NOSE AS FAR AS YOUCAN” AND OVERDOSE PREVENTIONTRAININ* TO CHURCH.

ISLUGARCIA, OPIOID MORTALITYREDUCTION ADVOCATE CLIP 1058(17:45:22”THE ONLY THING WEKNOW FOR SURE IS IF THEYDEAD THEY WILL NEVERRECOVER”(17:45:25) RETIREDFIRE FIGHTER AND PARAMEDICLUIS GARCIA IS STILL FIGHTINGFIRES&IN THE FORM OF*STIGM*.LUIS GARCIA, OPIOID MORTALITYREDUCTION ADVOCATE CLIP 1046(17:32:42”THIS IS A DISEASETHAT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE.

ITEFFECTS BLACK, WHITE, RICH,POOR, OLD YOUNG”(17:32:51)AND HE*MEDICAL EXAMINERS COMMISSIONREPOR* THAT REVEALSOPIOID-CAUSED DEATHS INFLORIDA HAVE INCREASE BY*51-PERCEN* SINCE 2019.

HE CASLLFLORIDAINADEQUATE.

LUIS GARCIA,OPIOID MORTALITY REDUCTIONADVOCATE CLIP 1046(17:40:00”ITBY A VILLAGE ITTAKE A VILLAGE TO RESOLVE THISPROBLEM”(17:40:05) THATGARCIA IS RAMPING UP HISOUTREACH EFFORTS& SINCE 2017,SPRAYS THANKS*TO GO FUND M*CONTRIBUTIONS.

PASTOR LEWISCAMERON, CHRISTIAN DELIVANCEERHOUSE OF PRAYER CHURCH CLIP1034 (17:14:02”EVERY CHURCHNEEDS TO HE AVTHISCONVERSATION AND EVEN CHURCHNEEDS TO EDUCATE THEIRPEOPLE”(17:14:06) ARTHURMONDALE, REPORTI ANGLL THATNEEDED NOW ARE MOREINVITATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE ANDEDUCATECOMMUNAL LIFE OR DEATHPROBLE LM.UIS GARCIA, OPIOIDMORTALITY REDUCTION ADVOCATECLIP 1046 (17:30:52”STIGMA ISTHE GREATEST CHALLENGE”PASTOR LEWIS CAMERON,CHRISTIAN DELIVERANCE HOUSE OFPRAYER CHURCH CLIP 1034(17:13:25”THE BIBLE SAYS WEHAVE ALL SINNED AND FALLENSHORT OF THE GLO ORYF GOD”REPORTING IN LAKE WORTH BEACHARTHUR MONDALE W-P-T- VNEWSCHANNEL FI.VEA SHOOTING AT A SPINE CA