Articles filed under Heroin
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Lake Zurich police save overdose victimDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - Lake Zurich police say another life has been saved by an officer's use of an opioid overdose reversal medicine. On Saturday, Dec. 26, Officer Ralph Mitch responded to ...
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Heroin anonymous launching open meetings in DuPageDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - Heroin Anonymous will sponsor a new weekly open meeting beginning Friday, Dec. 11, at the DuPage County Health Department, 115 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton. The meeting...
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Authorities: Man caught with more than 8 pounds of marijuana on I-90Nov 25, 2015 12:00 am - A missing front plate could be the one overlooked item that lands a Rockford man in prison on drug charges. Ahmad A. Mubarak, 35, of the 2200 block of Arthur Avenue, was...
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Suburban campaigns aim to curb prescription drug overdosesNov 18, 2015 4:00 am - A parent has a tooth pulled and fills a prescription for a 90-day supply of Vicodin. Taking three pills in the days after the surgery, the patient soon feels fine and s...
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Mundelein High to stock anti-overdose drugNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - Concerned about the region's worsening heroin problem, Mundelein High School officials soon will stock a drug designed to quickly reverse opiate overdoses. "We view this...
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Two arrested on heroin, pot charges near ElginNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - Two Chicago men were arrested after a traffic stop on Interstate 90 near Elgin Tuesday afternoon on charges they possessed $20,000 worth of marijuana and heroin, accordi...
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3 from Minnesota charged in I-90 heroin bustNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - Three Minnesota residents were charged with possessing nearly a pound of heroin, while armed and driving on I-90 near Huntley, according to authorities and court records...
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Lake Zurich cops prevent overdose deathNov 11, 2015 12:00 am - Lake Zurich police announced officers have saved a third life this year by using a heroin overdose reversal drug through a program established by the Lake County Opioid ...
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Lester: How an Arlington Heights shoe repairman juggles cancer, IronmansNov 05, 2015 4:30 am - Fighting leukemia is an all-encompassing endeavor. So is training for an Ironman race. Imagine doing both at the same time. Running (sometimes literally) around the stat...
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Why addiction treatment center chose downtown NapervilleNov 04, 2015 4:35 am - A drug and alcohol addiction treatment center launched Tuesday in downtown Naperville with all the fanfare of any other business opening. A ribbon cutting. Brief remark...