APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A state lawmaker held a roundtable discussion in Appleton on Tuesday on a crisis that’s plaguing American families.
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin was joined by local partners at ACOCA Coffee and Café where she led discussions on the fentanyl, tranq, and the opioid epidemic. “Tranq,” also known as Xylazine, is a powerful sedative that the USDA approved for veterinary use.
Items on the agenda included prevention and harm reduction within the Appleton community.
“Today it was a really helpful discussion about how this reason and this community is standing up to try to reduce the harm. Whether that’s through prevention activities or making sure that overdose reversal medications are readily available and that the community is knowledgeable about these resources and able to step forward. So what a remarkable discussion,” Baldwin said.
ACOCA Coffee and Café has an Overdose Aid Kit box installed in their shop.
The kit includes Narcan, the overdose reversal drug that Sen. Baldwin has advocated for increased access to.
