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WSAW Investigates Opioid Abuse


Topic: Drug Prevention
Posted on 5/10/2016

Gray Television’s CBS affiliate WSAW-TV, Wausau, WI aired a three-part series, "News Channel 7 Investigates: Northern Wisconsin Opiate Oppression," beginning May 23. Reporter Matthew Simon examines the opiate crisis across north central Wisconsin. New information shows despite pill drop off sites, Marathon County residents believe that the opiate epidemic is still entrenched in the state.



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