Milwaukee Co. to honor International Opioid Awareness Day [Video]

DIANA: STATE OF ADDICTION TONIGHT, AND NEW STAGGERING NUMBERS OF LIVES LOST TO DRUG-RELATED OVERDOSES IN KRISTIN: TONIGHT, 12 NEWS’ MADISON MOORE REPORTS ON HOW THE CITY WILL RECOGNIZE THE OPIOD CRISIS, DURING A GLOBAL DAY OF AWARENESS. >> I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOUR LIFE IS WORTH IT. THAT YOU ARE WORTHY OF LIFE AND THAT YOU’RE LOVED. REPORTER: A POWERFUL MESSAGE SHARED INSIDE CITY HALL AHEAD OF INTERNATIONAL OPIOID AWARENESS DAY. >> IT’S TO HIGHLIGHT THE FOLKS THAT WE’VE LOST, BUT ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE THAT ARE THERE IN RECOVERY, TO SHOW FOLKS THAT RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. REPORTER: MILWAUKEE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER RECORDS SHOW 237 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM OVERDOSES THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR THERE WERE 658 CONFIRMED DEATHS AND 674 IN 2022. >> THE NUMBER OF NON-FATAL OVERDOSES IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE HAS UNFORTUNATELY DOUBLED FROM AROUND 2,100 IN 2019 TO AROUND 4,300 IN …