As prescribers have come under increased scrutiny, the opioid crisis once traced back to the over prescribing prescription pain killers, has shifted to the abuse of illegal drugs such as synthetic heroin and fentanyl. With nearly 1000 deaths related to these drugs reported in Wisconsin in 2017 alone, the state has renewed its efforts to… Read More »
Police Seek Culprit Behind Milwaukee Drug Overdoses
Drug deaths hit a record high in 2014, with nearly 250 people dying from drug overdoses of all kinds in Milwaukee County. Heroin accounted for 119 of the fatalities, surpassing the number of car crash fatalities and homicides in the county last year. As heroin-related deaths continue to climb, a disturbing trend has emerged of… Read More »