Articles filed under Heroin
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Leaders call for more action on Heroin Abuse Awareness DayNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - You don't take heroin. Heroin takes you. It's just one of many messages officials familiar with the drug said they wanted to convey to the public during a news conferenc...
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Lester: Why one suburban school is stocking heroin antidoteNov 02, 2015 4:40 am - Schools across the suburbs soon will be able to treat heroin and prescription drug overdoses the same way they treat severe allergic reactions, but one suburban district...
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Fentanyl not linked to more DuPage heroin deathsOct 30, 2015 1:00 am - Toxicology test results have confirmed the painkiller fentanyl was not a factor in four of the seven heroin overdose deaths in DuPage County that occurred during roughly...
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McGuire's letter to MadiganOct 29, 2015 5:00 am - Here's a copy of a letter from Dianne McGuire to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, edited to remove McGuire's home address. October 27, 2015 Dianne McGuire Lisa Ma...
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Schaumburg woman says evidence should be thrown out in heroin deathOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - A Schaumburg woman accused of delivering a fatal dose of heroin to a man at a St. Charles hotel in December 2014 wants evidence gathered in her arrest banned from her tr...
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Fentanyl present in 3 DuPage County heroin overdose deathsOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - The drugs that caused at least three of seven recent heroin overdose deaths in DuPage County have been found to be tainted with the painkiller fentanyl, authorities said...
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Coroners: Rising heroin deaths could be connected to tainted drugOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban officials are concerned the same potentially tainted heroin that caused a rash of overdoses in Chicago last week could have made its way north and west to users...
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Chicago investigates more than 70 overdoses in 72 hoursOct 02, 2015 7:00 am - Paramedics have seen a spike in drug overdoses on the West Side since Wednesday night and have since armed themselves with more antidote, fire officials said. At least 7...
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Hoffman Estates police soon might carry overdose antidoteSep 29, 2015 5:22 am - By the end of October, Hoffman Estates could be among the suburban communities whose police patrol officers are equipped with and trained to use a drug that can save the...
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Live4Lali fundraiser to help overdose education effortsSep 28, 2015 1:00 am - Wednesday is the last day to buy tickets for Live4Lali's annual fundraiser, "Live2Know: Learn. Prevent. Live." The event takes place from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, at Viper Al...