Category: Opioids

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has received a $7 million federal grant to implement a program to connect individuals with substance use disorders to treatment and support before they experience a crisis, overdose or criminal justice involvement.  Read More

Wisconsin will receive up to $21.8 million for opioid abatement through a multistate settlement with Kroger, the Cincinnati-based grocery chain that runs Pick ‘n Save and Metro Market, Attorney General Josh Kaul said Wednesday.  Read More

The Department of Health Services is in the process of awarding or has awarded $60.9 million of the $75.3 million it has received so far in opioid settlement dollars, according to a Tuesday report.  Read More

A substance use disorder treatment provider in Manitowoc is receiving $750,000 in federal funding to expand its programs.  Read More

Twenty-one fire departments and emergency medical services agencies have launched programs to distribute prevention kits at overdose scenes, after transporting patients to hospitals and with patients’ social networks, like family, friends and roommates, thanks to opioid settlement dollars awarded by the Department of Health Services. Read More

The Department of Health Services on Friday highlighted recent work to fight the drug crisis.  Read More

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley wants to use $8.5 million in opioid settlement dollars to fund seven projects over the next three years that target the crisis.  Read More

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley said last week that 15 organizations will receive $2.8 million in opioid settlement dollars for prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery initiatives.  Read More

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., released legislation last week that would provide state, local and tribal governments with $125 billion in federal funding over 10 years to fight the substance use crisis.  Read More

The state should focus on prevention and the social determinants of health in its work to fight the drug crisis, Attorney General Josh Kaul said Wednesday. Read More