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Illinois and federal health officials are seeking penalties totaling over $100,000 from a Chicago nursing home after five residents overdosed on heroin…
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The coroner in Will County says he's found evidence of the presence of a toxic substance in fatal heroin overdoses that's more potent than fentanyl. Will…
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Chicago police say they have arrested more than two-dozen people in connection with sales of heroin laced with the painkiller fentanyl, which is being…
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The Community Summit of the Mayor’s Coalition Against Heroin drew about 85 participants. The agenda included comments from Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis and the…
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The sweeping prevalence of opioid addiction is outpacing the amount of treatment options and funding available. That was the theme of a panel discussion…
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The Mayor’s Community Coalition Against Heroin in Peoria hosted the first of two public forums Tuesday night. The civic and law enforcement team that…
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A new law makes a drug that counteracts opioid overdose easier to get. But is that enough? Northlake resident Steve Kamenicky is lucky to be alive. He’s...
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The number of overdose-related deaths in Illinois could be higher were it not for drugs that can save a person from opioid abuse. But that is just the…
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Chicago police say they have arrested nearly 100 alleged street gang members and 40 others on weapons and drug trafficking charges in an effort to combat…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Trained pharmacists in Illinois soon will be able to dispense the overdose reversal drug naloxone without a prescription.…