Articles filed under Heroin
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More than 'Just Say No': Louie's Law would provide drug education in K-12 schoolsApr 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.
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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.
Aug 26, 2022 6:29 AM - After his officers responded to three overdoses last week, all involving teenagers, Antioch police Chief Geoff Guttschow knew he needed to do more than issue the usual warnings about the dangers of opioid abuse. Here's what he did next.
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Suburban counties sue pharmacy chains, alleging they contributed to opioid crisisAug 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.
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McHenry County sees increases in suspected overdose deaths
Feb 7, 2022 4:19 PM - McHenry County saw a slight increase in deaths suspected to be related to opioid overdoses during the month of January.
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'Just a dad that needed to do something': How Naperville man changed law to help overdose victims
Aug 27, 2021 6:21 AM - After his son died of a fentanyl overdose on Christmas 2018, Bill Green of Naperville decided he needed to do something. Less than three years later, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed "Alex's Law," a new measure aimed at getting help to people suffering an overdose.
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After son's overdose death, West Dundee family launches initiative to raise money, awarenessFeb 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.
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'The perfect storm': How the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suburbs' opioid crisisFeb 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."
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After son's overdose death, West Dundee family launches initiative to raise money, awarenessFeb 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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