(WXYZ) – If you rely on opiates to treat your chronic pain, get ready for changes to how you get your prescription. Beginning Friday, June 1, new laws, signed by Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, will go into effect to address … Read More
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel today announced 63,541 lbs. of unused medications were collected at Drug Take Back events on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at nearly 390 permanent drug collection receptacles located throughout the state. Wisconsin collected more … Read More
WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) – Millions of dollars in new funding is on the way to fight the opioid epidemic in Wisconsin’s tribal communities. The Department of Human Safety announced a $2.4 million dollar grant to help those with drug addictions statewide. In … Read More
WAUSAU – People battling the state’s opioid addiction epidemic hope a new campaign that highlights the dangers of prescription drug misuse resonates with Wisconsin’s American Indian communities. State Attorney General Brad Schimel unveiled on Thursday the newest phase of the Dose … Read More
ALBANY — David Kuck learned a lot when he finally got help for his addiction to pain pills and heroin. A native of south Texas who served in the Navy in the 1990s, his worldview had always been fairly simple: … Read More
As opioid abuse becomes a more common problem in Umatilla County, emergency responders have become adept at treating overdoses. Umatilla County Fire District 1 paramedics have been using Narcan, a full opioid receptor antagonist, for several years to treat overdoses. … Read More
MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) – More than 60,000 pounds of unused medications were collected during Drug Take Back events in April, Attorney General Brad Schimel announced Wednesday. Officials say Wisconsin collected a total of 63,541 lbs. of unused drugs at … Read More
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel announced today that 63,541 pounds of unused medication was collected on Drug Take Back Day on April 28th. http://www.nbc15.com/video?vid=484107641
Lawmakers and the governor have made curbing access to prescription opioids a top priority over the last two legislative sessions. In 2015, Gov. Brian Sandoval spearheaded a bill requiring doctors to check a state database that tracks narcotics prescriptions in … Read More
Narcan, a lifesaving overdose-reversal medication, has become a primary weapon for first responders, families and addicts on the front lines of Indiana’s battle against opioid addiction. But Indiana University researchers say only 1 in 4 Hoosier pharmacists have dispensed Narcan, … Read More
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