SANFORD, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he has secured an additional $26 million in federal funds to fight the opioid crisis in Florida.
During a news conference in Sanford, DeSantis also announced that he is reestablishing Florida's office of drug control and creating a drug task force on drug abuse to combat the opioid epidemic.
DeSantis made the annoucements at the Sanford Fire Department.
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According to the AP, DeSantis appointed Attorney General Ashley Moody to chair the statewide task force, which will develop a strategy and make recommendations.
Moody said Florida loses 17 people a day to the drug crisis, including one on Monday in Seminole County, where the announcement took place.
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