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Milwaukee VA Police Officers (left to right) Joseph Tripp, Christopher Zimmermann and Glenn Stritchko

Milwaukee VA police save man from heroin overdose

Posted on Friday, October 4, 2019 4:00 pmOctober 3, 2019 Posted in ChooseVA, Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Three Milwaukee VA police jumped into action after a man riding the city bus overdosed on heroin. The police …

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Nationwide opioid epidemic prompts VA to implement life-saving idea

Posted on Monday, June 19, 2017 12:34 pmJune 23, 2017 Posted in Health, VA Innovations by VA Center for Innovation 1k views

A Boston VA Health Care System employee saw an opportunity to improve reaction time to opioid overdoses, by …