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Where to Find Substance Abuse Resources in Milwaukee

May 17, 2025

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Edgar Mendez, Opioid Settlement Funds, Overdose Deaths, Overdose Prevention, Substance Abuse, Tahira Malik

New Campaign Urges Black Community in Milwaukee to Use Naloxone to Reduce Overdose Deaths

April 11, 2025

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Anita Garrett, Edgar Mendez, Naloxone, Overdose Deaths, Overdose Prevention

Milwaukee is Losing a Generation of Black Men to Drug Crisis

February 1, 2025

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Desilynn Smith, Devin Blake, Drug Addiction, Edgar Mendez, Fentanyl, Hamid Abd-Al-Jabbar, Narcan, Overdose Deaths, Serenity Inns

White House Observes International Overdose Awareness Day

August 31, 2024

By Karen Stokes On Wednesday, the White House observed International Overdose Awareness Day and hosted families who have lost a loved one to overdose and advocates from across the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dr. Rahul Gupta, Karen Stokes, Overdose Awareness, Overdose Deaths

Milwaukee County Unveils New Projects to Stem the Tide of Opioid Overdose Deaths

August 10, 2024

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Crowley, Drug Addiction, Edgar Mendez, Opiods, Overdose Deaths

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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Proposes Seven Projects to Combat Opioid Epidemic and Save Lives

July 13, 2024

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is proposing to deploy $8.5 million in opioid settlement dollars to fund seven projects focused on opioid use disorder (OUD) abatement, prevention, … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Crowley, Milwaukee County, Opiods, Overdose Deaths, Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention

How Milwaukee’s Native Community is Fighting a Surge in Opioid Deaths

July 6, 2024

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Opiods, Overdose Deaths, Overdose Prevention

Where to Find Substance Abuse Resources in Milwaukee

February 24, 2024

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Polachowski, Drug Abuse, Edgar Mendez, Overdose Deaths, Overdose Prevention, Tahira Malik

Challenges in Narcan Distribution Hamper Efforts to Slow Pace of Drug Overdose Deaths

December 2, 2023

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Edgar Mendez, Narcan, Overdose Deaths, Rafael Mercado

International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31

August 18, 2023

Schedule of Events RISEdrugfreemke.org … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Overdose Awareness, Overdose Deaths, Overdose Prevention

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