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MADISON, Wis. -- Community members on Monday shared their thoughts on how Dane County should spend the money it received as part of two global opioid settlements.
‘Lost in your own hell’: As pandemic recedes, worsened opioid epidemic persists July 7, 2021 8:34 PM Madalyn O'Neill Updated: MINERAL POINT, Wis. – The COVID-19 pandemic overshadowed and worsened a deadly epidemic that touches so many in the country. The challenges of the pandemic drove many to substance use, whether it was a new habit or an old one. ‘I had no one to talk to’: COVID disrupts usual support system “I had a really bad life until moving here,” said Shaun Jaco, sitting on a swinging bench outside his Mineral Point home. “I never had friend...
By Madalyn O'Neill Jul 7, 2021 | 8:34 PM MINERAL POINT, Wis. â The COVID-19 pandemic overshadowed and worsened a deadly epidemic that touches so many in the country. The challenges of the pandemic drove many to substance use, whether it was a new habit or an old one. âI had no one to talk toâ: COVID disrupts usual support system âI had a really bad life until moving here,â said Shaun Jaco, sitting on a swinging bench outside his Mineral Point home. âI never had friends like I have up here.â It took a change of scenery and a new support system for his...