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Over $200K worth of narcotics seized by Oshkosh-area drug units

The Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group Drug Unit, along with the Oshkosh Police Department, has seized over $200,000 worth of illegal narcotics including cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine as a result of three search warrants at Oshkosh residences on Thursday.

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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 MANY AMERICANS DIE OF OPIOID ...

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Assembly passes anti-heroin bill

The state Assembly is set to vote on a bill that would clarify that pharmacies can hand out a heroin overdose antidote under a doctor's standing order.

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