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Wisconsinites are encouraged to dispose of unwanted and unused medications at Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 28. Over 140 events are planned across Wisconsin.

Milwaukee County ranks eighth in the country for overdose deaths among large cities and counties.

Jill Fennell, 45, of Racine was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 27 in connection with an ongoing drug investigation involving multiple controlled buys of crystal methamphetamine.

The Milwaukee County medical examiner said the number of fentanyl deaths in Milwaukee County has increased by 170% over the past five years, and the county's drug-related deaths are "on pace to be higher than 2021."

Wisconsin is getting $400 million as part of a nationwide settlement with several pharmaceutical companies related to a lawsuit over the opioid crisis. It will be spent over the course of three phases in an effort to save lives.

Through June 2022, the Milwaukee County medical examiner reports 211 overdose deaths. The CEO of a Milwaukee addiction treatment center said the number of overdoses is increasing among a particular part of the population.

Waukesha County officials on Monday, Aug. 1 will announce new efforts to prevent substance abuse in the community.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced that Wisconsin ranked number one throughout the country for the most prescription medications collected during the spring 2022 Drug Take Back.

Wisconsinites are encouraged to dispose of unwanted and unused medications at Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30.

100 Republican members of Congress sent President Biden a letter on Thursday calling for fentanyl to be permanently labeled a schedule one substance.

An aspiring fashion designer can mysteriously go back to the 1960s where she comes across a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour isn't all it's cracked up to be.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is collaborating with health care providers in a new approach to treating eligible BadgerCare Plus and Medicaid members who have substance use disorders.

A North Carolina mother was arrested with enough fentanyl to kill 1 million people, and sheriff's officials say her 4-year-old was in the vehicle when she was stopped by deputies.

As Virginia prepares to legalize adult possession of up to an ounce of marijuana on July 1, drug-sniffing police dogs from around the state are being forced into early retirement, following a trend in other states where legalization has led to K-9s being put out to pasture earlier than planned.

Two Cincinnati police officers saved the life of a woman who overdosed on fentanyl using medication that reverses the effects of opioids they purchased themselves after the department's supply ran out.

Sadly, during the coronavirus pandemic, Milwaukee County has seen a sharp increase in overdose deaths.