Category: Opioids

Klemanski named CEO of Gateway Foundation

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 5, 2023 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0

Jeremy Klemanski has been named the new CEO of Gateway Foundation, the state’s largest addiction treatment organization.

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University of Chicago to join national research network on harm reduction

by Ryan Voyles | Dec 22, 2022 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0

The University of Chicago will take part in a national research network studying harm reduction.

Durbin calls for DEA to control output of opioid products

by Ryan Voyles | Dec 15, 2022 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0

Sen. Dick Durbin is calling on the Drug Enforcement Agency to use its authority to prevent and limit opioid diversion due to what he called pharmaceutical companies’ "excessively high production levels."

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Raoul, colleagues reach $10.7 billion settlement with Walgreens, CVS over opioid epidemic

by Ryan Voyles | Dec 13, 2022 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0

Illinois is set to receive a share of a $10.7 billion settlement with Walgreens and CVS over their alleged roles in contributing to the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Monday.

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Chicago making Narcan available at all libraries

by Tim Stumm | Dec 6, 2022 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0

The city of Chicago is making Narcan nasal spray — used in emergencies to prevent fatal overdoses — available for free at all 81 of its public libraries.

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