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As opioid deaths across the country surged by 30% during the pandemic, Peoria County saw a decrease of 50%.
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The FDA approved Narcan, the brand name for the overdose reversal drug Naloxone, in a nasal spray form for over-the- counter sales.
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A number of new “designer” opioids and drug cocktails are available on the streets, each with its own unique, toxic chemistry that can defy identification efforts and, ultimately, treatment.
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When opioids and benzodiazepines are mixed, the risk of an overdose goes up. Now, a wave of "benzo dope" and "tranq dope" are impacting drug users in the Peoria area, though many are unaware that benzo dope is what's in the drugs they are buying or selling.
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Parents Blake and Dr. Tamara Olt founded JOLT foundation in their son's honor.
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"We've reached a point where most of our people that we serve, just assume fentanyl is in everything."
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The Jolt Foundation's satellite service will operate from 2-5 p.m. Fridays in Pekin.
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The program director of JOLT Harm Reduction in Peoria thinks the time has come to find creative solutions to the nation’s drug problem.Chris Schaffner…
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A potent, hard-t0-detect snythetic opioid is circulating in central Illinois.Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said brorphine has killed just under 20…
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Earlier this summer, Banu Hatfield learned four men experiencing homelessness had been staying in the neighborhood near the Zion Coffee Bar she co-owns…