GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel announcing the next step of the “Dose of Reality” prevention campaign.
Schimel spoke at Wisconsin Public Service facilities in Green Bay Tuesday morning encouraging employers statewide to join in the fight against opiate abuse by addressing prescription drug abuse in the workplace.
“What if employers became a place where their staff members could find connections to help. What if employers became a place where we could start recognizing these signs of addiction earlier?”
Schimel says this will be the most important thing he’ll do as attorney general because it will save lives.
He says there are reasons to believe this campaign is working.
“Just a couple of week ago, Wisconsin had our largest drug take back day collection ever. We collected over 64,000 pounds of medications that were taken out of people’s medicine cabinets and safely destroyed,” says Schimel. “That is three semi-trailers full of medications.”
Employers are encouraged to work with their HR department to re-evaluate the company’s drug policy.
Around 163,000 people in Wisconsin are currently abusing opiates.
Flyers and posters highlighting how to spot someone abusing opiates are now available for employers to download.
Find more information at www.doseofreality.gov.
