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Wisconsin is set to receive $36 million this year as part of a $750 million national opioid settlement.What the Department of Health Service does with its share needs to be approved by the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oneida County Planning and Zoning rejects permit for GLITC's Adolescent Recovery and Wellness CenterOn Wednesday, the committee met again and decided unanimously to reject the conditional use permit for GLITC’s Adolescent Recovery and Wellness Center.
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The Marathon County Health Department says there has been a recent uptick in drug overdoses, and has issued an overdose spike alert
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More than 11,000 people in Wisconsin needed to go to the hospital in 2021 because of opioid overdoses.Oneida County is working to raise awareness about the dangerous drug.
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Over 30,000 additional NARCAN doses have been distributed to law enforcement across Wisconsin
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Wisconsin legislators have approved the state's share of a settlement stemming from a multistate lawsuit accusing drug manufacturers and distributors of contributing to the nation's opioid crisis.
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Naloxone, or NARCAN by its brand name, is a drug known to save someone at risk of dying from an opioid overdose.
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UW-Stevens Point will have a drug available on campus to reverse the impact of opioids
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The CDC released new guidelines for doctors prescribing opioids
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The Wisconsin Legislature’s budget committee approved a spending plan Thursday for $31 million the state expects to receive this year from a multi-state settlement with drug manufacturers over their role in the opioid crisis.