Articles filed under Heroin
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More than 'Just Say No': Louie's Law would provide drug education in K-12 schools
Apr 20, 2023 8:47 AM - A proposed state law named after a Medinah man who died of a heroin overdose in 2012 and encouraged by his mother would provide an optional K-12 drug education curriculum for schools across Illinois. -
Antioch man sent to prison for heroin possession
Oct 7, 2022 3:54 PM - A 33-year-old Antioch man convicted by a McHenry County jury for possessing heroin last year in Crystal Lake was sentenced Thursday to 6½ in prison.
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Spend opioid lawsuit settlement on programs to help kids, state's attorneys say
Sep 9, 2022 9:07 AM - When Illinois starts spending the $760 million it is getting from the nationwide settlement of lawsuits against prescription opioid distributors and a manufacturer, some of that money should be spent helping the youngest victims of the opioid crisis -- babies and toddlers -- top prosecutors like DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin say.
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Antioch police released bodycam video of officers saving an overdose victim. Here's why.
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Suburban counties sue pharmacy chains, alleging they contributed to opioid crisis
Aug 23, 2022 6:29 PM - Nineteen Illinois counties, including Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry, are suing CVS, Walgreens, Meijer, Walmart, Jewel-Osco and other major pharmacies, claiming they contributed to the overdose epidemic by "flooding" the nation with prescription opioids. -
McHenry County sees increases in suspected overdose deaths
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'Just a dad that needed to do something': How Naperville man changed law to help overdose victims
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After son's overdose death, West Dundee family launches initiative to raise money, awareness
Feb 21, 2021 10:15 AM - After 24-year-old Mathew LeBlanc died from a drug overdose last May, his family launched a new initiative -- Love LeB -- aimed at honoring his memory and raising money and awareness for the fight against the opioid crisis. -
'The perfect storm': How the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suburbs' opioid crisis
Feb 21, 2021 10:08 AM - The opioid crisis has intensified in the suburbs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties all reporting a spike in 2020 overdose deaths compared to the previous year. "Substance use disorder is a disease of isolation," said Laura Fry, executive director of Live4Lali. "COVID is the perfect storm." -
After son's overdose death, West Dundee family launches initiative to raise money, awareness
Feb 20, 2021 8:39 PM - After 24-year-old Mathew LeBlanc died from a drug overdose last May, his family launched a new initiative -- Love LeB -- aimed at honoring his memory and raising money and awareness for the fight against the opioid crisis.
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