Category: Opioids

Attorney General Josh Kaul called Tuesday for increasing access to treatment, taking action to prevent people from becoming addicted to opioids and holding drug traffickers and others accountable for their role in the opioid epidemic. Read More

More money will head to 48 counties to fight drug trafficking, the state's Department of Justice announced Thursday. The grants come from legislation targeting the state's opioid epidemic. Read More

Two groups representing Wisconsin doctors warned Thursday that recent federal Department of Justice letters to providers about opioid prescribing could make it harder for some patients to get care. Read More

Law enforcement officials have sent letters to more than 180 Wisconsin healthcare professionals warning them that they’re prescribing opioids at a higher level than their peers, according to a Tuesday statement. Read More

Opioid-related overdose deaths appear to be leveling off in Milwaukee County, according to a recent report. Read More

A state commission has designed a care delivery model to increase access to treatment for substance use disorder. But critical parts of the model, like how it'll be paid for, still need work. Read More

More than $1.3 million in state grants will support medication-assisted treatment programs for inmates living with opioid use disorder at 16 county jails, according to a recent Department of Health Services statement. Read More

A Milwaukee task force finalized recommendations Friday on how to reduce drug misuse and overdoses. Read More

The Department of Health Services awarded grants to expand medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in Madison and Milwaukee, according to a Monday statement. Read More

State boards overseeing doctors, dentists and nurses have started referring healthcare providers for further investigation based on summaries of dispensing data from the state’s prescription drug monitoring program, according to a recent report. The Medical Examining Board referred seven doctors in the state for further investigation based on how many opioids they were dispensing, according […]

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