Governor Signs Heroin Bills, Local EMS to Get Narcan
Governor signs heroin bills, local EMS to get Narcan
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a package of bills aimed at curbing heroin addiction in Wisconsin. In four bill signings Monday, the governor signed a package of seven bills into law, taking various aims at treatment and prosecution of heroin addicts. Walker started his day in Marinette with Rep. John Nygren, who authored the package of bills called the Heroin Opiate Prevention and Education or …
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Gov. Walker signs several anti-heroin bills
MARINETTE, Wis. (WFRV)– New legislation was signed into law Monday aimed to crack down on the state’s growing heroin problem. Gov. Scott Walker signed seven anti-heroin bills. The Governor said heroin is a dangerous tend and an escalating problem in Wisconsin. “Heroin addiction does not discriminate, and we have to take action to protect our friends, family members, and neighbors, who need help …
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I Was 'Fighting With Everyone': Heroin's Poisonous Impact
The number of heroin users has doubled in the past five years, a trend driven in part by the rising cost of prescription medications. And in Vermont, the number of people seeking treatment for heroin addiction has skyrocketed 250 percent since 2000.
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Walker signs package of anti-heroin bills
Heroin use and overdose deaths have increased dramatically in Wisconsin, according to the state Department of Justice. The increase mirrors the national trend of prescription opiate addicts turning to heroin.
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