Milwaukee City-County TASK FORCE offers recommendations to address overdose EPIDEMIC POSTED 5:05 PM, APRIL 27, 2018, BY FOX6 NEWS, APRIL 27, 2018 MILWAUKEE — A preliminary report of the City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force was released on Friday, April 27. it offers an initial set of policy recommendations to address the overdose epidemic in Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. The recommended focus areas included in the preliminary report include: Enhance and fund existing prevention programs to keep individu- als from developing substance use disorder. Reduce the number of opioid related deaths in Milwaukee County. Reduce the number of drug violation related arrests amongst youth. Ensure there is adequate access to timely, affordable, and quality services for those all people with substance use disorders. Develop programs in collaboration with the criminal justice system that treat addiction as a disease, while actively working to reduce the availability of illicit substances. Enhance collaboration between community-based initiatives and government agencies. Improve epidemiology and surveillance related to substance misuse. Support federal, state and local policies and legislation that reduc- es substance misuse and overdose with equitable, cost-effective and evidence-based approaches. Milwaukee Alderman Michael Murphy is the primary sponsor of the Common Council legislation creating the task force. He issued the following statement on the report:
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