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‘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. – 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 friends like I have up here.” It took a change of scenery and a new support system for his...

EMS Committee introduces Medical Director, approves staff items DARLINGTON – The Emergency Medical Services of Lafayette County committee meeting was called to order by chair Bob Boyle on April 13 – 7:00 a.m. The Medical Director for the department – Mike Repplinger was introduced. Repplinger stated, “I primarily works at UW Hospital in Madison in emergency medicine for about ten years. I conduct EMT and paramedic training with different departments and hospitals. I recently picked up some work in Darlington and fell in love with the place and it just so happened that ...

Overdoses Across Wisconsin Up During Ongoing Pandemic By Courtny Gerrish Wisconsin SHARE WISCONSIN — The Badger State has seen a spike in drug overdoses in the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when it comes to opioids. Up more than 30% in some areas of the state, this is part of a national trend.  Dr. Mike Repplinger told Spectrum News 1 that UW Health was seeing more overdoses leading up to the pandemic.   "I can ​say particularly at UW we've had about a 15% increase year after year for the p...

UW Health notices a spike in opioid overdoses due to COVID-19 February 17, 2021 7:20 PM Grace Houdek MADISON, Wis. — UW Health officials say there has been a spike in opioid overdoses and deaths over the past year which they link to the COVID-19 disease. Since the pandemic reached the state of Wisconsin in early February of last year, weekly rates of hospital visits for opioid overdoses increased by as much as 45% compared to 2019. According to Mike Repplinger, the increase in overdoses cannot be directly linked to COVID-19 but there are many factors associated with...