Vukmir Battles Opioid Epidemic
"This bill gives law enforcement tools to prevent drugs from entering our neighborhoods and provides those already battling with addiction further treatment options."
MADISON, Wis. — The senate has passed a bill authored by Sen. Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, to combat the heroin and opioid epidemic in Wisconsin.
“This serious epidemic has caused the senseless death of too many Wisconsinites,” said Vukmir. “As a mom and nurse, I want to provide those struggling with addiction the resources they need.”
The approved bill provides grants to local law enforcement agencies to combat drug trafficking, creates positions within the Department of Justice to prosecute drug traffickers, provides grants to expand access to family and juvenile drug treatment courts, appropriates federal funds for substance abuse prevention programs for at-risk youth, and provides nonnarcotic drug treatment to inmates prior to their release from county jails.
“This bill gives law enforcement tools to prevent drugs from entering our neighborhoods and provides those already battling with addiction further treatment options,” Vukmir said. “I believe this two pronged approach of combating the opioid epidemic will save lives and prevent the further spread of illegal drugs into our state.”
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
More about the Opioid Crisis
- Attorney General Kaul Announces Consent Judgment with Kroger Over Opioid Crisis - Wisconsin Department of Justice - Mar 21st, 2025
- Baldwin Votes to Strengthen Penalties, Step Up Enforcement Around Deadly Fentanyl - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin - Mar 17th, 2025
- Wisconsin Communities Get Millions From Opioid Settlement as Deaths Decline - Evan Casey - Mar 1st, 2025
- MKE County: County Creates Easy Public Access To Overdose Data - Graham Kilmer - Feb 18th, 2025
- Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and the Office of Emergency Management Launch New Overdose Dashboard - County Executive David Crowley - Feb 18th, 2025
- Fitzgerald Advances Legislation to Fight Opioid Epidemic - U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald - Feb 6th, 2025
- Milwaukee Is Losing a Generation of Black Men To Drug Crisis - Edgar Mendez and Devin Blake - Jan 31st, 2025
- Milwaukee County’s Overdose Deaths Declined For Second Straight Year - Evan Casey - Jan 27th, 2025
- MKE County: United Community Center Awarded Drug Company Money For Addiction Treatment - Graham Kilmer - Jan 12th, 2025
- DHS Provides Update on Distribution of Latest Opioid Settlement Funds - Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Jan 9th, 2025
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Vukmir isn’t doing a damn tjing to stop the opioid epidemic. Neither is Career Politician Scott Walker! Want to truly put a dent in the opioid crisis? Legalize cannabis.
States that have medical cannabis programs have seen a 33% reduction in opioid related overdoses and deaths! Yet, Vukmir threw a hissy fit over non-psychoactive CBD oil for little kids with epilepsy and other horrible diseases! These far right wing nut-job Republican charlatans and schemers need to go asap!
A 33% decrease! So why are Republicans like Vukmir and Walker blocking the will of the people and allowing the opioid epidemic to spread?
https://drugabuse.com/legalizing-marijuana-decreases-fatal-opiate-overdoses/
Dump Vukmir
Dump Walker
Dump ALL Republicans.
Thank you for fighting for the well-being of our children, Leah. No parent wants to have to face the day when their child admits to them they are addicted to drugs. Then begins the long, expensive fight that costs families, marriages, and careers.
Support these strong women who are fighting for the future of drug-free families in this state.
Vukmir isn’t fighting for anyone except herself. She could care less about sick kids or the opioid crisis and her actions prove it. It’s time Wisconsin got rid of all these far-right wing conspiracy spreading, fear mongering republicans like Leah Vukmir and instead get with the modern times. Medical cannabis works! It’s time to legalize it in Wisconsin. Vote Democrat!
We really should get rid of creepy old republicans like Vukmir and instead truly address the opioid crisis by legalizing medical marijuana. These republicans are stuck in the dark ages.