Category: Opioids

Report: Drug overdose deaths in Illinois increased over 7 percent in 2021

by Ryan Voyles | May 12, 2022 | Federal Government, Opioids, Top Stories | 0

More than 3,800 Illinoisans are estimated to have died of drug overdoses in 2021, according to data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Lawmakers push proposals to address fentanyl overdoses

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 28, 2022 | Legislature, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0

A proposal to allow pharmacists and other medical workers to dispense drug adulterant tests is working its way through the General Assembly, advocates and lawmakers told reporters last week.

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Opioid settlement money to start flowing into state in second quarter

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 28, 2022 | Federal Government, Opioids, Top Stories | 0

Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Friday that Illinois and local governments will start seeing money in the second quarter of this year from a $26 billion opioid agreement with three major pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson.

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Cook County receives $2.6 million to establish ‘bridge clinic’ on Chicago’s west side

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 26, 2022 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0

As Cook County expects to set another record for opioid-related deaths, its leaders on Tuesday celebrated new federal funding intended to increase access to medication-assisted treatment.

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CDPH launches programs to distribute Narcan at select libraries

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 7, 2022 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0

The Chicago Department of Public Health announced Thursday the launch of a program to distribute Narcan to over two dozen libraries by the end of the year.

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