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Wisconsin is in line to receive $65 million as part of a $4.3 billion multistate settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over its role in the opioid crisis, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced on Thursday.
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Read More »Evers defends his signing of opioid bill despite concerns
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday defended signing a bill that he believes is partially unconstitutional and that every Democrat except one in the Legislature opposed, saying the measure will speed disbursement ...
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Read More »OPINION: Helping employees avoid substance abuse
I know a safety professional at a construction company who found a small, plastic bag with white powder on a work site. What’s the right thing to do with something like that? More importantly, what can managers do to help ...
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Read More »Wisconsin tribal leader calls for action on opioids
The leader of the Forest County Potawatomi Community urged Wisconsin policy makers on Tuesday to work together to fight the scourge of opioid abuse, which he said was hitting the state's tribal populations hard.
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Read More »Agreement to expand addiction treatment announced
Wisconsin insurance companies, healthcare providers and others announced an agreement Tuesday to do away for most patients with authorization requirements that can slow the prescription of drugs to treat people fighting substance abuse.
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Read More »Construction sites to ‘stand down’ to draw attention to opioid abuse
Work at dozens of constructions sites throughout Connecticut will be suspended in the coming days to draw attention to the problem of opioid abuse in the construction industry.
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Read More »Proposal allowing drug-step therapy on way to Evers
A bipartisan proposal designed to make it easier for patients to get needed prescription drugs even when insurance companies force them to try less expensive alternatives first is headed to Gov. Tony Evers.
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Read More »Construction industry confronts drug addiction among ranks
Massachusetts construction companies and labor unions held work stoppages at project sites across the state on Wednesday as their industry attempts to confront a high rate of fatal opioid overdoses among its ranks.
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Read More »Opioid prescriptions drop 32 percent over last 3 years
A new state report shows doctors have been prescribing fewer opioids in the past three years.
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Read More »Walker’s second TV ad about fighting opioids
Gov. Scott Walker's out with his second campaign ad this week, this time focusing on his push to fight opioid abuse.
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