Legislature Stalls Opioid Settlement Funds. Again
Joint Finance Committee fails to meet deadline to approve state DHS plan.
Apr 23rd, 2024 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin ExaminerLaw Enforcement Agencies Awarded Grants from State Opioid Settlement Funds
Funded projects focus on prevention, intervention, and treatment activities
Apr 18th, 2024 by Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesCounty Wins Award for Opioid Settlement Fund Usage
Award applauds the county's investment of settlement funds from opioid epidemic lawsuit.
Apr 4th, 2024 by Graham KilmerCounty Offering $2.8 Million For Opioid Addiction Programs
Awarding grants for addiction prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery.
Mar 28th, 2024 by Graham KilmerSenator Baldwin Calls on House to Pass Bill that Cracks Down on Fentanyl Traffickers
The bipartisan FEND Off Fentanyl Act passed the Senate as part of the national security package
Feb 15th, 2024 by U.S. Sen. Tammy BaldwinGrants Will Fund Recovery Housing For Those Facing Homelessness and Battling Opioids
Program is funded by larger opioid settlement.
Jan 12th, 2024 by Margaret Faust, Wisconsin Public RadioBaldwin Helps Advance Bipartisan Bill to Address Opioid and Fentanyl Crisis
Legislation includes Baldwin-led initiative to train first responders to prevent overdoses, combat opioid-related infectious diseases, and improve health of expecting mothers and children
Dec 14th, 2023 by U.S. Sen. Tammy BaldwinDHS and DOJ Announce Dose of Reality Roundtable Discussions on Wisconsin’s Opioid Epidemic
Statewide tour will include local community leaders and partners to talk about what we can do to save lives
Dec 6th, 2023 by Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesLimited Supply of Narcan Prevents Milwaukee Groups From Saving Lives
Vending machines aren't available after hours, or are even turned off during the day.
Dec 1st, 2023 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceDrug Settlements Could Help Expand Opioid Addiction Programs
Settlements with opioid producers and distributors could fund 3 programs.
Sep 21st, 2023 by Graham KilmerDHS Awards Funding to Law Enforcement Agencies Working to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Application period still open for additional grant dollars
Sep 21st, 2023 by Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesAttorney General Kaul Joins Law Enforcement, Public Health Officials Across Wisconsin to Highlight Additional NARCAN® from Opioid Settlements
Opioid Settlements Yield 31,560 Additional Doses of NARCAN® for Wisconsin Law Enforcement
Aug 8th, 2023 by Wisconsin Department of JusticeNarcan Vending Machines Arrive in County
The free-to-use vending machines contain fentanyl testing strips, nasal naloxone and other overdose reduction products.
Aug 8th, 2023 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin ExaminerDHS Announces Expansion of Harm Reduction Efforts
New funding for public health vending machines aimed at preventing or reversing overdose
Jun 29th, 2023 by Wisconsin Department of Health Services‘They Die So Quickly’ From Fentanyl
50 times more potent than heroin, causing more than 1,000 overdose deaths per year in Wisconsin.
Jun 26th, 2023 by Max Stapleton, Wisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismReport Finds 1000% Increase in Fentanyl-Related Deaths
4,300 deaths in state over six-year period linked to synthetic opioids, namely fentanyl.
Jun 13th, 2023 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin ExaminerTeva, Allergan, CVS, and Walgreens Finalize Opioid Settlement Agreements
Wisconsin to Receive Over $276 Million to Fight the Opioid Crisis
Jun 9th, 2023 by Wisconsin Department of JusticeCurrent BOZA inconsistency and dysfunction detrimental to serving the public
Statement of Alderman Lamont Westmoreland June 7, 2023
Jun 7th, 2023 by Ald. Lamont WestmorelandZoning Board Approves Capitol Drive Addiction Treatment Clinic
Community Medical Services approved to open at N. 76th St. and W. Capitol Dr.
Jun 5th, 2023 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin ExaminerState Getting $7.5M Settlement From Opioid Addiction Treatment Producer
In 2016, Wisconsin joined an anti-trust lawsuit against Indivior, the maker of a drug used to treat opioid addiction called Suboxone.
Jun 3rd, 2023 by Sarah Lehr, Wisconsin Public RadioExperts Discuss Milwaukee’s Plague of Overdose Deaths
Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative confronts a fatal overdose every 16 hours.
May 30th, 2023 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin ExaminerAnother Opioid Settlement Anticipated This Year
Settlement with Endo International likely to send money to Milwaukee.
May 25th, 2023 by Graham KilmerState Awards For $8 Million Opioid Addiction
Milwaukee County could potentially double previous record for overdose deaths.
Apr 28th, 2023 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public RadioOn The Front Lines of Overdose Crisis
Two members of the Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative talk about their jobs. It's not easy.
Apr 25th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer