Articles filed under Heroin
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Man charged in Burlington Twp. fatal heroin overdoseMar 14, 2018 1:00 am - An Algonquin man was being held on $200,000 bail on charges he provided a dose of fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a man in Burlington Township in December 2017. Adam S...
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Report: Illinois sees steep increase in opioid overdose ER visitsMar 07, 2018 12:00 am - New federal data show that Illinois emergency rooms saw a 66 percent increase in opioid overdose visits last year. The Chicago Tribune reports the Centers for Diseas...
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Lake County receives another donation of anti-opiod drugFeb 27, 2018 12:00 am - A Virginia-based pharmaceutical company announced Tuesday it was going to donate an around 3,500 auto-injectors of naloxone, the anti-overdose drug that Lake County offi...
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Panel: Education and awareness are key in solving opioid crisisFeb 21, 2018 10:00 pm - About 80 percent of the opioids produced in the world are consumed in the United States, a panel member said Thursday during a forum addressing the abuse of addictive op...
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Kane state's attorney cites cocaine, heroin arrests in felony case increaseFeb 06, 2018 12:00 am - Kane County felony cases charged in 2017 increased 7 percent from the year before, a jump the state's attorney attributed to more drug arrests for cocaine and heroin. Pr...
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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine to hold survey about opioid useFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Researchers from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago are conducting a study of community attitudes toward substance use and misuse, inc...
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Waukegan heroin dealer sentenced to 18 yearsJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - A Waukegan man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in an Antioch Township man's fatal heroin overdose in 2016. Darrin S. Reed, 33, will receive day-for-da...
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Edward-Elmhurst Health presciptions for strong opioids come with naloxone orderJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - A prescription for a strong dose of opioid pain relievers from one suburban health network now comes with something else: a doctor's order to get a backup medication in ...
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Stigma still stopping opioid users from seeking naloxoneJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - A drug that can reverse the breathing suppression caused by an opioid overdose is now available at 135 Illinois pharmacies or drug education centers that have a standing...
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After a naloxone revival, hospital protocol is to just let opioid addicts goJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - In a hospital emergency department, someone who has been revived from an opioid overdose using the reversal drug naloxone sometimes can be a relatively low-priority case...