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Community leaders striking at the roots of Dane County’s heroin and opiate crisis

Community leaders striking at the roots of Dane County’s heroin and opiate crisis

Bill Reay thinks he has a handle on the origins of Dane County’s current heroin crisis – and it has a lot to do with his own profession. Reay, the former chief pharmacy officer and senior director for Physicians Plus Insurance Corp., is convinced that the startling rise in heroin use both here and across the country stems from a marked increase in opioid use in general since the 1990s.

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Community leaders striking at the roots of Dane County’s heroin and opiate crisis

Community leaders striking at the roots of Dane County’s heroin and opiate crisis

Bill Reay thinks he has a handle on the origins of Dane County’s current heroin crisis – and it has a lot to do with his own profession. Reay, the former chief pharmacy officer and senior director for Physicians Plus Insurance Corp., is convinced that the startling rise in heroin use both here and across the country stems from a marked increase in opioid use in general since the 1990s.
Dr. Ravdin prescribes stress relief, the PDS way

Dr. Ravdin prescribes stress relief, the PDS way

Dr. Jonathan Ravdin likes biological analogies, and why not? He spent 30 years of his professional life as an academic physician and scientist, and since taking over as president and CEO of Paragon Development Systems last year, he has worked to reposition the IT services firm to help health care, education, and general corporate clients deal with the historically stressful environments that are unique to their respective industries.
Ever Greening: Madison No Fear Dentistry boosts its bottom line by staying ahead of the eco curve

Ever Greening: Madison No Fear Dentistry boosts its bottom line by staying ahead of the eco curve

As Madison No Fear Dentistry’s David Ducommun has discovered, customer service isn’t always about what you can directly offer the customer – sometimes it’s about what you can do for the customer’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sure, you can get cookies and warm neck wraps at Ducommun’s dental office, and as the business’s name implies, its dentists and hygienists advertise a gentle approach for its sometimes skittish clients. But according to Ducommun, one of the draws each year for new clients is Madison No Fear Dentistry’s reputation as a green local business – a reputation that’s cemented in people’s minds by the solar panels that adorn the roof of his Mineral Point Road building.

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    Get to know some of the professionals selected for In Business magazine's 2013 class of 40 Under 40. You'll learn a bit about their professional lives as well as some of their hidden talents and guilty pleasures. In this episode, we feature Cari Anne Renlund (DeWitt Ross & Stevens, S.C.), Chris Tierney (Merrill Lynch), Ruth Rohlich (city of Madison), and Thomas Lyons (Settlers Bank).

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