Every story is different and nobody should judge. Those were two messages that came from stories told Tuesday in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day from...
You are now more likely from overdose on opioids than die in a car accident. That’s according to a new report from the National Safety Council....
It’s 10 times stronger than fentanyl and 1,000 times stronger than morphine. The drug is called Dsuvia and was just approved by the FDA. While some...
You might consider yourself lucky if you’ve never had to be transported to a hospital in an ambulance. Many people got to see ambulances up close...
A scary start to the week for those at the Gundersen Health System emergency room. Chris Eberlein, head of the ER and the chair of the...
Two people in La Crosse accused of delivering fentanyl are now formally charged with several crimes, including drug trafficking. Jeffrey Miller and Danielle Kempfer are suspected...
It’s a staggering number, said one emergency room doctor. A four-percent increase, that’s how much more NARCAN is being bought at the Gundersen Health System pharmacy,...
A discouraging study for those in the medical field regarding heroin addicts getting treatment. The Annals of Internal Medicine followed over 17,000 people who overdosed between...
Drug take back day in Wisconsin was astounding, compared to its neighbors. The 61,541 pounds of unused medication dropped off was more than Michigan, Minnesota and...
A local emergency room doctor is skeptical about a study that seems to favor legalizing marijuana. The study, recently put out by the journal JAMA Internal...
