Yes. In 2021, the latest full year of final data available, there were 1,427 deaths in Wisconsin related to opioids, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported.
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‘They die so quickly’: Fentanyl killing 1,000+ people in Wisconsin each year
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.’
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Here’s where to find Narcan in Wisconsin — and how to reverse an opioid overdose
A guide for responding to an opioid overdose in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin.