From "Scarface" to "Miami Vice," Florida's drug problem has been portrayed as the story of a single narcotic: cocaine. But for Floridians, prescription drugs are increasingly a far more lethal habit. ...more

June 16, 2008

A former Pasco County detention deputy pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge that he possessed steroids with the intent to distribute. ...more

June 12, 2008

TAMPA - A former Pasco County detention deputy is scheduled to plead guilty this morning to a federal charge that he possessed steroids with the intent to distribute. ...more

June 11, 2008

Undercover agents who posed as college students to bust more than 100 suspected drug dealers at San Diego State University never had to crack a book to gain acceptance on campus. All it took was cash. ...more

May 8, 2008

Four people are in custody after police busted a grow house operation in Brooksville Thursday. ...more

February 22, 2008

So is your son or daughter having Special K as an after school snack? And do you know we're not talking cereal? ...more

February 20, 2008

So is your son or daughter having Special K as an after school snack? And do you know we're not talking cereal? ...more

February 20, 2008

"Burn Zone," by James O. Born (G.P. Putnam's Sons, $25.95) ...more

February 17, 2008

Every day, American Airlines Flight 914 takes off from Bogota, Colombia, at 8:20 a.m. and touches down at the Miami airport at noon. In the jet's cargo hold are usually bags and bags of euros that investigators say are part of a huge $1.4 billion cocaine money-laundering scheme. ...more

February 16, 2008

painkillers and sedatives - the medical examiner said Wednesday, leading doctors to warn of the dangers of mixing prescription drugs. ...more

February 7, 2008