Free Narcan (Naloxone) Display Box Dispensers Offered To Businesses By Team Havoc In Milwaukee

Team Havoc is looking for businesses that would be interested in displaying free Nalox-Zone boxes (dispensaries) for public access to help prevent a drug opiate overdose and save a life.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

January 24, 2023

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, Pancho Mercado from Team Havoc announced that business are being sought in partnership who would be interested in displaying free Nalox-Zone boxes (Naloxone/Narcan dispensaries) for the public to use in case of a drug overdose. The Nalox-Zone boxes will be installed by Team Havoc and the Narcan supplies will be available for anyone to take and use in case of an opiate overdose emergency in order to save a life.

Naloxone (Narcan) works by blocking the effects of opiates on the brain and by restoring breathing. Naloxone will only work, if a person has opiates in their system.

Interested businesses can contact, the Team Havoc Facebook page and reach out to Mercado by messaging him.

Milwaukee County data:

The Milwaukee County non-fatal overdose data showed that between January 2018 to November 2022, there were 22,640 cases including 5,164 cases in 2022. Confirmed fatal overdose cases in 2022 in Milwaukee County totalled 456 and between January 2015 to November 2022, there were 3,343 deaths. (Data: The Milwaukee County Overdose Dashboard includes data on fatal overdoses from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner and nonfatal overdose events from the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management.)

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office (MCMEO) reported on August 11, 2022 that the number of fentanyl deaths increased more than 170% over the past 5 years (from 2017 to 2022). 

On August 10, 2022, the MCMEO reported that drug related deaths were up more than 60% from 2017 to 2021 and this year are higher. 

On July 28, 2022, the MCMEO reported that 238 fentanyl deaths to date in Milwaukee County and 96 additional cases pending toxicology testing.

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office reported on August 31, 2022 that more than 700 drug related deaths this year, far exceeding last year's record number.

On September 1, 2022, the MCMEO reported that 80% percent of confirmed drug deaths this year in Milwaukee County involved fentanyl. The youngest victim was 5, and the oldest was 81.