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Lawmaker wants to ban synthetic heroin
A Wisconsin legislator says he plans to introduce a bill outlawing a new synthetic drug.
View from around the state: Step up efforts to block synthetic opioid sales
Death at $40 a gram and it's available on the Internet with a few keystrokes and a credit card. Legally.
What’s behind growing push to punish dealers in fatal ODs?
By Sharon Cohen AP National Writer Faced with an alarming increase in opioid addiction, a growing number of prosecutors are charging dealers not just for selling but for the deaths of customers who overdose on heroin or fentanyl. Here are some questions and answers about opioid abuse and this approach to pursuing dealers. __ HOW […]
18 indicted in alleged heroin ring in southeast Wisconsin
Authorities say they have busted a heroin ring in southeastern Wisconsin.
New laws will affect legal practice
New legislation almost by definition affects the law. But some bills’ implications for the practice of law are far greater than others.
Oshkosh woman gets prison in ex-boyfriend’s heroin death
An Oshkosh woman accused of helping an ex-boyfriend get the heroin that killed him has been sentenced to four years in prison.
BENCH BLOG: Court stretches in heroin blood draw case
In a case involving suspected heroin abuse, the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided a warrantless blood draw was justified primarily because heroin tends to dissipate rapidly in a person's bloodstream.
Charges filed in overdose death at Concordia
A Milwaukee man has been charged in the drug overdose death of a freshman at Concordia University in Mequon.
Assembly to vote on drug treatment dollars
Drug treatment and diversion programs would get an additional $2 million annually under a bill the state Assembly is set to take up.
Senate approves anti-heroin bills
The Wisconsin Senate has signed off on a package of bills that would crack down on tracking prescription drugs as way to combat heroin abuse.
Assembly approves anti-heroin bills
The state Assembly has approved a package of bills designed to slow the spread of heroin.
Walker signs heroin antidote distribution bill
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill designed to make a heroin overdose antidote more readily available.
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