Category: Opioids

Raoul reaches multistate agreement with opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals

by Ryan Voyles | May 6, 2024 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Friday that Illinois has reached a more than $270 million multistate settlement in principle with Amneal Pharmaceuticals to resolve claims it helped fuel the opioid epidemic.

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IDPH updates standing order to allow schools to administrator opioid antagonists

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 23, 2024 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0

The Department of Public Health said Thursday it has updated a standing order that allows school officials to administer naloxone and other opioid antagonists.

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State will receive more than $11.4 million from opioid settlement with marketing firm

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 2, 2024 | Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0

Illinois will receive more than $11.4 million from a $350 million national settlement that resolves investigations into a global marketing firm’s role in the opioid crisis, one of two settlements announced Thursday by Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

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Public indoor vaping ban, other health laws take effect

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 3, 2024 | Opioids, Top Stories, Vaccination, Vaping | 0

Several new public health initiatives have gone into effect, including a ban on the use of e-cigarettes in indoor public places.

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CDPH launches medical vending machines

by Ryan Voyles | Nov 20, 2023 | Opioids, Public Health | 0

The Chicago Department of Public Health has set up vending machines in five locations as part of a pilot program to help prevent overdoses and increase access to harm reduction resources.

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