Rural communities across Wisconsin have been stepping up drug overdose prevention methods over the past year as deaths from fentanyl now make up 91% of opioid overdose deaths, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Marshfield Clinic Health System’s Center for Community Health Advancement distributed NaloxBoxes in 43 locations across rural Wisconsin to increase access to naloxone, a drug that can help reverse fentanyl overdoses. The boxes were allocated to eligible nonprofit organizations on request.
Tags: Harm Reduction Naloxone Opioid Epidemic Overdose Programs
