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Organizations provide resources, Narcan and fentanyl testing strips. They also warn residents that their next high could be their last.

Narcan, a drug used to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses, is in short supply in Milwaukee. This worries advocates like Rafael Mercado who distribute the life-saving drug, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reports.

Narcan, a drug used to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses, is in short supply in Milwaukee.

Vending machines arent available after hours, or are even turned off during the day.

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Zy'Aire Nevels would have turned 2 years old on Saturday, a week after the Milwaukee 1-year-old was shot near 19th and Atkinson. She died from her injuries at the hospital.

Opioids and other drugs laced with fentanyl are literally killing younger people at an alarming rate, Wisconsin has seen a major spike over the last 20 years.

Opioids and other drugs laced with fentanyl are literally killing younger people at an alarming rate, Wisconsin has seen a major spike over the last 20 years.

The potent opioid increasingly is afflicting people of color in American cities. “I’ve seen a lot of terrible drugs,” said a veteran drug counselor. “This is the worst.”

The opioid crisis isnt only a white, rural, or suburban problem. Black men are dying in record numbers at a higher rate than others from fentanyl poisoning.