In 2021, over 107,000 people lost their lives to opioid addiction across the country. Public officials across the country have been working to address the issue for years, but a […]
New Proposal to Make Fentanyl Testing Strips Available to Public
As drug overdose deaths rise across the state, with 1,227 opioid deaths in 2020, Dane County Board Supervisor Anthony Gray is looking to introduce a new resolution to help make […]
Naloxone Availability Key to Opioid Overdose Treatment
Naloxone hydrochloride, better known just as naloxone, or by its most common brand name, Narcan, has been around as a treatment for opioid overdose since 1971. Naloxone can effectively roll […]
State Department of Health Services Receives Grant to Treat Addiction ...
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 […]
Proposed County Funding Includes Solar, Lakes, Mental Health Services
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi is out with his $63 million capital budget proposal for next year. It includes from new funds for mental health initiatives to new flooding management […]
Proposal Would Expand Access To Methadone Treatment
Methadone is the most well known treatment for addictions to opioid drugs like heroin and prescription painkiller. While other treatments exist, methadone is the oldest and most well studied — […]