Category: Opioids

DHS plans to spend $31 million over two years on fighting opioid epidemic

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 10, 2026 | DHS, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

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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Correctional facilities expand access to medications for opioid use disorder

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 25, 2026 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s correctional facilities have expanded access to medications for opioid use disorder, according to a Wisconsin Policy Forum report released Wednesday.

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Wisconsin sees sharp decline in opioid overdose death rates

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 3, 2026 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin saw one of the largest percentage declines in opioid overdose death rates in the nation between 2023 and 2024, according to a report from health policy think tank KFF.

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DHS no longer submitting opioid settlement plans for legislative review

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 27, 2025 | DHS, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services is no longer seeking legislative approval for plans to spend opioid settlement funds due to a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling.

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Milwaukee County plans $9 million investment to fight opioid crisis

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 21, 2025 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Milwaukee County plans to use $9 million in opioid settlement funds over the next three fiscal years for seven initiatives targeting the crisis.

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Wisconsin to receive $12 million through multiple opioid settlements

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 15, 2025 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin would receive up to $12 million under an agreement in principle between eight opioid manufacturers and a coalition of 46 attorneys general.

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Wisconsin set to see $80.1 million through Purdue settlement

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 17, 2025 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

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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Wisconsin, Kroger agreement over opioid crisis moves forward

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 24, 2025 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

A Dane County court last week entered a judgment between Wisconsin and Kroger to address the grocery chain’s alleged role in the opioid crisis.

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Senators move to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 18, 2025 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s two U.S. senators voted Friday to pass legislation that would permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as having no medical use and a high potential for abuse.

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Bill would require providers to continue checking prescription drug monitoring program

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 10, 2025 | Legislature, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

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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Fourth of opioid settlement dollars already in Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 27, 2025 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin has received $208 million in opioid settlement dollars, a little more than a quarter of the roughly $780 million expected through 2038, according to a report released Thursday by the Wisconsin Policy Forum.

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Johnson brings back bill to codify fentanyl analogues scheduling

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 30, 2025 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has reintroduced legislation to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as having no medical use and a high potential for abuse, a plan previously opposed by health and criminal justice reform groups.

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