Category: Opioids
DHS plans to spend $31 million over two years on fighting opioid epidemic
The Department of Health Services on Thursday released a two-year plan to use $31 million of opioid settlement funds for supporting prevention efforts, reducing overdose deaths, increasing access to treatment and investing in recovery services.
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Wisconsin set to see $80.1 million through Purdue settlement
Wisconsin’s state and local governments would receive up to $80.1 million through a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, that state attorneys general said Monday they support.
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Bill would require providers to continue checking prescription drug monitoring program
Healthcare providers would have to continue checking patient records in a state program before writing a prescription for a controlled substance for the next five years, under a bill advanced last week by a Senate committee.
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