opioid epidemic Archives · The Badger Herald

Apr 21, 2023

Harm reduction efforts increase as fentanyl related deaths persist nationwide

Opoid related overdoses raise concerns in Dane County, across Wisconsin

Dec 10, 2022

Dane County approves initiative to address opioid epidemic

$750,000 Harm Reduction and Prevention Act works to change stigma, county official says

Feb 15, 2022

Wisconsin’s opioid settlement funds discussed at DHS listening sessions

Wisconsin received $420 million in opioid settlement funds and the state is turning to its constituents for ideas on how to spend it

Nov 9, 2020

While pandemic rages on, opioid crisis cannot be forgotten

Oregon just decriminalized various hard drugs, it's time for Wisconsin to follow suit to manage rates of drug abuse among pregnant women

Sep 29, 2020

UW Distinguished Lecture Series hosts renowned epidemiologist Celine Gounder

Gounder emphasizes history of health inequity within Native American populations

Feb 4, 2020

FDA’s shortcomings in face of opioid epidemic have state-wide consequences

New study reveals gross negligence by FDA to properly regulate circulation of opioids, safety practices of opioid companies

Jan 21, 2020

MPD receives funding for new efforts to fight opioid crisis

'We cannot arrest and jail our way out of this problem,' Madison Police Department Officer Bernie Albright said

Sep 18, 2018

Potential passage of SOFA Act indicative of effective policy, healthy democracy

Sen. Ron Johnson's bill has potential to save lives thanks to its efficiency in drug prevention

Apr 3, 2018

Six months later, Madison Addiction Recovery Initiative proves success among five graduates

Madison prediversion program attempts to combat worsening opioid crisis

Mar 22, 2018

opioid epidemic

Harm reduction efforts increase as fentanyl related deaths persist nationwide

Opoid related overdoses raise concerns in Dane County, across Wisconsin

Dane County approves initiative to address opioid epidemic

$750,000 Harm Reduction and Prevention Act works to change stigma, county official says

Wisconsin’s opioid settlement funds discussed at DHS listening sessions

Wisconsin received $420 million in opioid settlement funds and the state is turning to its constituents for ideas on how to spend it

While pandemic rages on, opioid crisis cannot be forgotten

Oregon just decriminalized various hard drugs, it's time for Wisconsin to follow suit to manage rates of drug abuse among pregnant women

UW Distinguished Lecture Series hosts renowned epidemiologist Celine Gounder

Gounder emphasizes history of health inequity within Native American populations

FDA’s shortcomings in face of opioid epidemic have state-wide consequences

New study reveals gross negligence by FDA to properly regulate circulation of opioids, safety practices of opioid companies

MPD receives funding for new efforts to fight opioid crisis

'We cannot arrest and jail our way out of this problem,' Madison Police Department Officer Bernie Albright said

Potential passage of SOFA Act indicative of effective policy, healthy democracy

Sen. Ron Johnson's bill has potential to save lives thanks to its efficiency in drug prevention

Six months later, Madison Addiction Recovery Initiative proves success among five graduates

Madison prediversion program attempts to combat worsening opioid crisis

As Trump declares third week of March Poison Prevention Week, Wisconsin State Senate passes bill combating opioid epidemic

In 2016, 63,600 people died from drug overdose in U.S., with opiods contributing to two-thirds of deaths