Monthly Archives: February 2017

Last October, six heroin overdoses were reported in Anoka County within a 12 hour period and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heroin use among people ages 18-25 has more than doubled in the past decade. And … Read More

While I no longer serve in the State Legislature, I maintain a strong interest in the public policy discussions taking place in our state capitol http://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/opinion/2017/02/25/keep-up-fight-against-opioids/98350238/

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — In statehouses across the country, lawmakers with loved ones who fell victim to drugs are leading the fight against the nation’s deadly opioid-abuse crisis, drawing on tragic personal experience to attack the problem. http://www.crowrivermedia.com/state-lawmakers-channel-grief-into-fight-against-opioids/article_27deecbc-085d-50bc-9771-a0b192526d60.html

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has made a deal with the manufacturer of a drug used to reverse overdoses to make it more readily available at a lower cost. http://kstp.com/medical/wisconsin-attorney-general-brad-schimel-makes-deal-with-adapt-pharma-for-naloxone/4408463/

Addicted inmates will be offered a prescription drug that lessens their cravings in hopes of focusing on their recovery once they’re released. http://www.startribune.com/anoka-county-piloting-innovative-treatment-of-jail-inmates-on-heroin/414670433/

MADISON – Some Wisconsin buyers will get discounts on a life-saving drug overdose treatment that is being more widely purchased by public agencies but is also getting increasingly expensive. http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/23/wisconsin-attorney-general-brad-schimel-touts-better-buy-anti-overdose-drug/98296336/

Methamphetamine is replacing heroin as the No. 1 drug problem in Wisconsin http://www.waupacanow.com/2017/02/22/drug-crisis-deepening/#_

MADISON, Wis. – In a mostly positive profile in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel last week, Victoria Brahm laid out the achievements to date and the challenges facing the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tomah. http://watchdog.org/288963/tomah-va-nurse/

Law enforcement officials in Ozaukee County have been working to stop the spread of heroin and other opioids in the area for several years now. http://www.myozaukeenow.com/story/news/local/2017/02/21/wisconsin-attorney-general-meets-local-law-enforcement-discuss-county-drug-issues/98212450/

“I don’t feel anything.” It’s incredible how four simple words can impact your life in such a profound way. Those were the four words I said to the emergency room doctor after I’d learned I’d broken my arm in two … Read More