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The Illinois General Assembly has approved legislation intended to make it easier to hold drug dealers accountable when their customers overdose.After…
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Earlier this month it was announced the state has received two federal grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to combat…
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A new law makes a drug that counteracts opioid overdose easier to get. But is that enough?Northlake resident Steve Kamenicky is lucky to be alive.He’s 58…
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The state’s heroin crisis has captured headlines and the attention of lawmakers. But in the past few years, the number of methamphetamine lab busts has…
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Instances of prescription opioid abuse have been steadily climbing in the past couple decades across the country, and here in Illinois. According to the…
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Lawmakers return to Springfield with some new ideas, but the unfinished business of 2015 will likely overshadow other topics in the second year of the…
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Illinois now has a law meant to address what's been called an epidemic of heroin abuse in the state. But it did not come easily.Lawmakers spent more than…
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The Illinois House has overruled Governor Bruce Rauner over how to address heroin addiction in the state.Lawmakers spent more than a year working on a big…
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A state lawmaker says he won't agree to changes Governor Bruce Rauner has made to a major anti-heroin package. It took more than a year for legislators to…
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The Illinois House overwhelmingly approved a plan that seeks to curb the abuse of heroin and painkilling drugs.It's touted as a comprehensive package -…