A tech-challenged Florida woman accidentally texted a cop instead of her drug dealer to buy fentanyl — unwittingly narcing herself out, according to police who arrested her.

A mom tested positive for fentanyl the same day her 2-year-old son died of a fentanyl and xylazine overdose, Florida authorities said. Melissa Rae Harper, 43, has now been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Jan. 17.

A Cape Coral man whose arrest became a "landmark" case in Southwest Florida involving the deadly distribution of fentanyl will spend life behind bars.

A 33-year-old woman was at the Federal Detention Center in Miami Wednesday after a judge sentenced her over her role in a baby’s death.

A woman faces charges after authorities said she accidentally texted a sheriff's investigator whose number she had saved from a previous interaction under his initials that were similar to her dealer.

Four South Floridians receive prison sentences for distributing drugs, including fentanyl, linked to fatal overdoses.

An annual report, released by the Medical Examiners Commission, is showing a decrease in drug deaths statewide.

Mostly seen on the East Coast in places like Philadelphia, xylazine was created to be used in veterinary offices as a sedative. The drug can cause hours-long blackouts and necrosis of the skin, which can lead to amputation. And its effects can't be reversed by naloxone, a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose.

A Florida woman was arrested for the death of her 2-year-old so, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The boy died from a combined drug intoxication of fentanyl and xylazine, officials said.

Attorney General Ashley Moody held a press conference Thursday morning to provide updates on the Florida fentanyl crisis.

Gito St. Fort over two decades in federal prison for selling the drugs that killed a man in Palm Beach County, prosecutors recently announced.

Pharmacists may dispense up to a 30-day supply of maintenance medication for a chronic condition. Not allowed are refills of schedule II drugs.