Category: Opioids
Report: Drug overdose deaths continue to rise in Wisconsin
The rate of drug overdose deaths in Wisconsin has continued to rise over the last several years due to the sharp increase in deaths involving synthetic opioids, according to a recent report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Report: Wisconsin emergency departments see 109 percent increase in opioid overdoses
Wisconsin emergency departments saw suspected opioid overdoses more than double between July 2016 and last September, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday.
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Baldwin backs funding to fight opioid epidemic, stabilize Affordable Care Act
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., recently introduced legislation to provide billions more to states to fight the opioid epidemic. She spoke to Wisconsin Health News this week about the legislation and what’s needed to stabilize the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces.
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Wisconsin among states facing opioid care provider shortage
New research from Avalere Health finds that Wisconsin is one of 11 states and the District of Columbia that lacks an adequate number of providers certified to prescribe buprenorphine, a medicine to prevent relapse in people dependent on opioids.
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