Older Black men account for a growing share of Milwaukee drug deaths as fentanyl creeps into cocaine supplies, catching a generation unaware. By Edgar Mendez and Devin Blake Milwaukee … [Read more...]
Milwaukee County Unveils New Projects to Stem the Tide of Opioid Overdose Deaths
By Edgar Mendez This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]
NNS Spotlight: How Serenity Inns is Expanding to Serve men Struggling With Addiction
By Trisha Young This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]
City Struggles to Find Solutions to Slow the High Pace of Drug Overdose Deaths
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
‘They know they’re playing Russian roulette:’ Treatment Program Offers Hope for Men at Risk of Overdose
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
Mayor Barrett Says Federal Aid Can Help Opioid Epidemic
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In recent years, Milwaukee has seen a dramatic increase in the amount of opioid-related deaths. Of those who died, many struggled with addiction for years. While the … [Read more...]
Xtreme Intervention Project and COLIN Fund Increase Access to Addictions Treatment
By Mrinal Gokhale One day in January 2016, Selepri Amachree visited Honey Creek Church in Milwaukee. He explained to attendees there that he specializes in helping people who suffer from … [Read more...]
Ex-offenders need help as ‘Returning Citizens’
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Nadirah Aasim, then known as Zandononi Day, was a young mother, fresh out of Margaret Washington High School in 1981. She … [Read more...]