According to a news release from the Jackie Nitschke Center in Green Bay, drug overdose deaths in Wisconsin increased to more than 1,500 last year, a jump of more than 25% from the previous year.
Across the U.S., 2020 was the deadliest year on record for drug overdoses since tracking began in 1968.
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day, which is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind.
The campaign theme is “time to remember – time to act.”
The JNC has been serving adults and families in Northeast Wisconsin facing the struggles of substance addiction and mental challenges for nearly 50 years.
It offers a continuum of care including residential treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, outpatient aftercare, family education, recovery housing, and an alumni group.
For more information about the services provided by the Jackie Nitschke Center visit JackieNitschkeCenter.org.
