The recovery coach project focuses on patients who come into the emergency room at St. Mary’s because of an overdose. Hospital staff call a peer coach, another person who has experience opioid addiction, to meet with the addict after they’ve been revived. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi says the effort is critical as opioid addiction […]
The Opioid Epidemic: A State in Crisis
An interdisciplinary group of UW scholars, Randall Brown (Medical School), Susan Lederer (Medical History and Bioethics), and Rachel Kornfield (School of Journalism), come together to discuss the current opioid epidemic, which is making headlines nationally, in Wisconsin, and in Madison. Moderated by Steve Paulson. Questions? Contact the UW-Madison Center for the Humanities. Phone number: 608-263-3412 […]
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 […]
County, State Both Taking Action On Opioid Epidemic
Gov. Scott Walker signed two bills into law signed at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay that lawmakers hope will help combat the opioid epidemic. One of those bills would help prosecute drug related offenses. Among other things, it provides two new assistant attorney general to help state agents and local law enforcement with drug cases. […]
Dane County Files Lawsuit Against Painkiller Manufacturers
Dane County becomes the 69th Wisconsin county to file a suit against pharmaceutical companies for the opioid crisis. Five tribes have also filed suits. Dane County executive Joe Parisi says they’re hoping to make up the monetary toll the epidemic has had on the community. He says the pharmaceutical companies are right at the root […]