Rafael Mercado, shown during a needle cleanup in 2018, lost four cousins to opioids within a year. He now walks the streets in hopes that no one else will have to endure a similar tragedy. (Photo provided by WTMJ-TV (Channel 4))

Edgar Mendez talks about his in-depth look at drug overdoses in Milwaukee and what people working the front lines are saying about the issue, with Saryea Murchison and Dennis Walton of WGLB radio.

The trio discusses how the issue of drug abuse and related overdose deaths, particularly those tied to the use of opioids such as fentanyl, is a growing problem that residents of central city Milwaukee cannot afford to ignore.

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NNS on WGLB radio: Reporter Edgar Mendez talks about Milwaukee’s drug overdose crisis

by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
September 5, 2019

<h1>NNS on WGLB radio: Reporter Edgar Mendez talks about Milwaukee’s drug overdose crisis</h1>
<p class="byline">by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service <br />September 5, 2019</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/TEAMHAVOC-1024x550.png" alt="" class="wp-image-60603" /><figcaption>Rafael Mercado, shown during a needle cleanup in 2018, lost four cousins to opioids within a year. He now walks the streets in hopes that no one else will have to endure a similar tragedy. (Photo provided by WTMJ-TV (Channel 4))</figcaption></figure>
<p>Edgar Mendez talks about his in-depth look at drug overdoses in Milwaukee and what people working the front lines are saying about the issue, with Saryea Murchison and Dennis Walton of <a href="https://wglbradio.com/">WGLB radio</a>.</p>
<p>The trio discusses how the issue of <a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2019/08/30/things-are-getting-worse-drug-overdose-deaths-continue-to-menace-milwaukee/">drug abuse and related overdose deaths</a>, particularly those tied to the use of opioids such as fentanyl, is a growing problem that residents of central city Milwaukee cannot afford to ignore. </p>
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