Articles filed under Heroin
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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...
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Live4Lali fundraiser Sunday in LincolnshireSep 28, 2015 1:00 am - Live4Lali, a nonprofit group battling substance abuse, will hold a fundraiser Sunday at Viper Alley in Lincolnshire. The group is named after 2007 Stevenson High School ...
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Donation replenishes Lake County's supply of OD reversal drugSep 22, 2015 1:00 am - First responders will receive renewed supplies of an opiate antidote used to save 33 lives in Lake County since late last year. County health, law enforcement and other ...
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Prices jump as heroin antidote use increasesSep 19, 2015 7:05 am - The growing popularity of drugs used to treat heroin overdoses has resulted in costs that have quadrupled in the past two years in some cases. Experts say prices have es...
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Company donating opioid reversal drug injectorsSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - Lake County and federal officials plan to gather Tuesday to accept a donation of an opioid overdose reversal drug. Officials from the Lake County Health Department annou...
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Hanover Park honors resident, two officers for saving man from overdoseSep 03, 2015 1:00 am - A Hanover Park resident and two police officers were recognized recently at a village board meeting for their work in saving a citizen's life through the use of the anti...
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Lawmakers back heroin legislation, override Rauner vetoSep 02, 2015 2:00 pm - Democratic and Republican lawmakers joined to toss out Gov. Bruce Rauner's rewrite of legislation meant to prevent heroin overdose deaths despite concerns about its pric...
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Four questions about the week's big heroin vote answeredSep 01, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a sweeping anti-heroin proposal could be considered by state lawmakers as early as Wednesday. Here are some answers to key questions about wh...
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Gov. Rauner's heroin bill veto causes disappointment - and cautious hopeAug 26, 2015 5:15 am - A day after Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a major piece of legislation aimed at decreasing heroin deaths and improving treatment and education, suburban anti-drug advocates r...
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Heroin proposal heads back to lawmakers after Rauner's vetoAug 24, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner Monday rewrote a sweeping proposal aimed at curbing the heroin abuse that has plagued some suburbs in recent years, saying that while he supports much ...