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Bills targeting opioid abuse pass Legislature (UPDATE)
Wisconsin lawmakers passed a package of bills Tuesday designed to combat opioid abuse, which has reached epidemic proportions and causes more overdose deaths than there are traffic deaths in the state.
Legislature set to pass opioid bills
Wisconsin lawmakers are set to vote on nearly a dozen bills designed to combat opioid addiction.
Assembly passes batch of bills to combat opioid abuse
Three months after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker called on the Legislature to take swift action to combat the state's opioid epidemic, the state Assembly nearly unanimously passed nine pieces of legislation Tuesday, though not without some partisan conflict.
Senate committee approves 2 opioid bills
A state Senate committee has overwhelmingly approved bills that would grant people who overdose on opioids legal immunity and lay out money for more state drug agents.
Parents of child who died after taking opioids are charged
The parents of a Milwaukee toddler who died after ingesting opioids have been charged with reckless homicide in their daughter's death last August, according to a criminal complaint.
Report: Opioid deaths doubled across state over decade
A new report says the rate of heroin overdose deaths grew more than 800 percent in Wisconsin over the last decade.
State’s opioid response anemic, critics say
Opioids are still killing people by the hundreds in Wisconsin even though legislators have passed nearly 20 bills to curb addiction over the last three years, prompting critics to demand lawmakers think bigger and pump more money into the fight.
Walker calls special legislative session on opioid bills (UPDATE)
Heroin users who overdose would be granted legal immunity and schools could administer overdose antidotes under a package of anti-opioid bills Gov. Scott Walker called on the Legislature to pass Thursday.
Prisons fight opioids with $1,000 injection: Does it work?
U.S. prisons are experimenting with a high-priced monthly injection that could help addicted inmates stay off opioids after they are released, but skeptics question its effectiveness and say the manufacturer has aggressively marketed an unproven drug to corrections officials.
Rule requires doctors to learn about opioid prescriptions
The state Department of Safety and Professional Services has passed an emergency rule requiring doctors to get biennial training on prescribing opioids.
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