People with Milwaukee County Adult Protective Services speak to Milwaukee residents about harm reduction Friday, June 12, 2026, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR After decades of struggling with addiction, Shawn Kress found himself pitching a tent at a park and ride off the interstate in Milwaukee. His wife and children had left him. And he had already lost his brother to an overdose. Still, in that moment, his focus was on the one thing that seemed to matter.