Milwaukee County saw a 30 percent drop in overdose deaths in 2024 — a new milestone in local leaders’ fight against the opioid epidemic.
Overdoses across the county have decreased in the past three years. In 2022, 674 people died from overdoses. The following year, that number fell by 3 percent but plummeted by over 30 percent in 2024.
Based on monthly data for 2025, the decline in deaths appears to be continuing…