The opioid epidemic continues to take its toll on Madison. The Madison Police Department says the number of people dying from heroin overdoses is up more than 80 percent compared to last year. Now, one Madison organization plans to use new grant money to treat more people. The State Department of Health Services grant used […]
Dane County Poised to Sue Painkiller Manufacturers
Dane County is joining two thirds of Wisconsin counties in suing pharmaceutical companies — specifically, companies that make painkillers like Oxycontin and Percocet. They want to recoup the cost of treating drug addiction. Dane County is now saying fraudulent marketing of prescription painkillers caused the problem — and that the drug makers should pay. Dane […]
Wisconsin’s Opioid Crisis
Today on the show, substitute host Gil Halsted speaks with two guests about the opioid crisis in Wisconsin. What does the opioid epidemic look like on the ground, and what does recovery look like for those who are able to recover? Our guests are addiction specialist Dr. Randy Brown, and recovery coach Jesse Heffernan. We […]
Cellular Addiction
It finally feels like summer today in Madison. But instead of hitting the parks or the pool, are the kids you know parked inside on the couch, playing with a smart phone or tablet? Are today’s teens spending too much time with their heads down, eyes glued to their phones? How young is too young […]