Substance Abuse

As many as 1 in 15 people drive under the influence of marijuana. And while many believe they drive better stoned, evidence shows they don’t.

At a recent press conference at Milwaukee City Hall, community advocates and officials called the decline in overdose deaths a hopeful sign, but said the fight is not over. 

The Wausau Fire Department’s division chief of emergency medicine services was arrested and charged with misconduct in public office for allegedly stealing fentanyl and another painkiller.

Meditation practices have been shown to reduce stress, relieve hypertension and even contribute to weight loss. Can the practice also help people in recovery bring more balance to their lives? Producer Morgan D. Stewart caught up with devoted meditators in Madison to find out.

In Wisconsin, deaths tied to liver cirrhosis from drinking alcohol jumped more than a third from 2019 to 2023.

The push comes more than a year after the region’s largest in-patient treatment center closed alongside two major hospitals and several clinics.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have shown a new AI tool was successful at flagging patients at risk of opioid addiction and at reducing hospital readmissions.

Dr. Chris Eberlein of La Crosse welcomes the $22 million that Wisconsin will see as part of a settlement with Kroger over the opioid epidemic. But he said the state still has a lot to do before the crisis is over.

A new initiative in Milwaukee County provides temporary housing and supportive services for people who were recently incarcerated.

Milwaukee County launched a publically available drug overdose dashboard this week. An EMS director says publicly available data informs response and could reduce overdose deaths.