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JFC will meet on opioid settlement dollars

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 23, 2024 | Legislature, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

The Republican-controlled budget-writing committee will meet on a plan by the Department of Health Services for distributing $36 million in opioid settlement funds, following an objection during the legislative review process.

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DHS awards $1.9 million to law enforcement agencies to fight opioid crisis

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 19, 2024 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services said Thursday it's awarded $1.9 million in opioid settlement funds to a dozen tribal nationals, county and municipal law enforcement agencies to fight the drug crisis.

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DHS provides $2.5 million to cover Medicaid members’ room, board costs for residential treatment

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 4, 2024 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services is providing $2.5 million in opioid settlement funds to four tribal nations and 53 counties to help 1,300 Medicaid recipients receive residential treatment.

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DHS releases plan for $36 million in opioid settlement dollars

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 3, 2024 | Legislature, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services is proposing to invest $36 million it’ll receive in opioid settlement funds next fiscal year in prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery efforts, according to a plan submitted Tuesday to the Legislature’s budget-writing committee for review.

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New law decriminalizes xylazine test strips

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 27, 2024 | Legislature, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday signed into law a bill that decriminalizes the use of xylazine test strips.

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State will receive more than $6 million from opioid settlement with marketing firm

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 2, 2024 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin will receive more than $6 million from a $350 million national settlement that resolves investigations into a global marketing firm’s role in the opioid crisis.

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Lawmakers want to decriminalize use of xylazine test strips

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 31, 2024 | Legislature, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Lawmakers want to decriminalize the use of test strips for xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer that is being laced with opioids and increasing overdose risks.

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Agencies receive funds to continue housing program for those with opioid use disorder

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 10, 2024 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Seven Wisconsin agencies will receive more than $750,000 to offer housing in recovery residences for those experiencing opioid use disorder and homelessness.

DHS offers $2.5 million for room, board costs for Medicaid members

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 8, 2024 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services is offering $2.5 million in opioid settlement funds for counties and tribal nations to cover room and board costs of Medicaid members’ residential substance use disorder treatment.

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Bill would expand legal immunity for overdose victims, those providing aid

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 5, 2023 | Opioids, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

A group of bipartisan lawmakers wants to bring back a law that expanded legal immunity for overdose victims and those who use drugs and call emergency services to help them.

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White House says domestic spending package includes $15 million for Wisconsin to fight opioid crisis

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 3, 2023 | Federal Government, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

The White House wants Congress to reach a bipartisan agreement to fund the government and provide resources to fight the opioid epidemic, including an estimated $15 million for Wisconsin.

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Dane County receives $400,000 to expand drug treatment court

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 23, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Court, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Dane County has received $400,000 in federal dollars to expand its drug treatment court, which offers an alternative to the criminal justice system for those with substance use disorder.

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Category: Opioids

JFC will meet on opioid settlement dollars

DHS awards $1.9 million to law enforcement agencies to fight opioid crisis

DHS provides $2.5 million to cover Medicaid members’ room, board costs for residential treatment

DHS releases plan for $36 million in opioid settlement dollars

New law decriminalizes xylazine test strips

State will receive more than $6 million from opioid settlement with marketing firm

Lawmakers want to decriminalize use of xylazine test strips

Agencies receive funds to continue housing program for those with opioid use disorder

DHS offers $2.5 million for room, board costs for Medicaid members

Bill would expand legal immunity for overdose victims, those providing aid

White House says domestic spending package includes $15 million for Wisconsin to fight opioid crisis

Dane County receives $400,000 to expand drug treatment court

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