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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 Neighborhood News Service In many ways, Hamid Abd-Al-Jabbar’s life story involved redemption. A victim of abuse who was exposed to alcohol and drugs while growing up […]

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

‘They die so quickly’: Fentanyl killing 1,000+ people in Wisconsin each year

June 24, 2023

Many teenagers dying from the drug aren’t addicted, says one mother who lost her son to fentanyl. ‘They’re taking pills to make themselves feel better.’ By Max Stapleton and Grace Friedman Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. Clarification: This story has […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Erin Rachwal, Fentanyl, Grace Friedman, Logan Rachwal, Max Stapleton, Opiods, Overdose Deaths, Rick Rachwal

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

Fentanyl: The New Jack-Of-All-Trades

January 15, 2022

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Drug abuse is not new. From morphine to molly, there have been any number of medical and illicit substances that have commanded our attention. We’ve been given a front row seat to observe the devastating impact they have had on our community. Just when you think you’ve seen […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Fentanyl, Fentanyl Strips, Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor, Overdose Deaths

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

Drug Paraphernalia or Life Saver?

July 10, 2021

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Drug abuse is not new. From morphine to “molly”, there have been any number of medical and illicit substances that have commanded our attention. We’ve been given a front row seat to observe the devastating impact they have had on our community. Just when you think you’ve see […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Fentanyl, Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor



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