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Cook County officials aim to do more to reduce opioid overdose deaths
Lawmakers applauded federal efforts to crack down on one of the most common opioids, illegal fentanyl.
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Lawmakers applauded federal efforts to crack down on one of the most common opioids, illegal fentanyl.
More people die from opioid overdoses in Cook County than shootings and car accidents combined. County and community leaders hope to raise awareness about the issue.
This comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports an overall decrease in opioid overdose deaths across the country for the first time since 2019.
Her story reveals the danger of such medication falling into the wrong hands amid a national opioid epidemic.
So far, 90% of the opioid deaths in 2023 have involved fentanyl, a painkiller 50 times more powerful than heroin.
There are more opioid deaths in Cook County than murders, and overdoses are skyrocketing too.
Cook County commissioners have proposed a new resolution to increase treatment for opioid addiction.
"Anything that is life-saving should be accessible to everybody."
Some measures include adding more Narcan dispensers and overdose prevention sites.
With so many Americans addicted to opioids, Narcan is no match for the epidemic that is hitting a grim new milestone around Chicago.
The mobile unit will distribute first aid kits and Narcan, the FDA-approved medication to reverse opioid overdose.
The majority of the state's money will go to the Illinois remediation fund to be used for rehabilitation and recovery centers throughout the state.
Doctors said they worry about cost, especially if over-the-counter availability means fewer insurance companies are willing to cover the price.
Cook County is on track to break a record that no one wanted – 2022 will likely be the worst year on record for opioid overdose deaths.
Last year, the city saw more than 1,400 opioid overdose deaths, that's the most in the city's history.
City officials announced that Narcan, the lifesaving medicine used to reverse opioid overdoses, is now available in every public library across Chicago.
The focus is now on how settlement dollars will be used and whether they can curtail overdose deaths.
Local governments said pharmacies filled prescriptions they should have flagged as inappropriate.
"The problems that we see in Chicago are spilling over into a beautiful community like Forest Park and they don't have the resources to deal with it."
"The Narcan is available in little plastic boxes on the wall, kind of right in the lobby area of each of these places. There's a lot of Narcan, and now you can take as much as you want to. You can take you can empty out the box if you want all of them."
It provides a nasal spray that can stop an opioid overdose and even save a life.
The Illinois counties are suing the drugstore chains for helping create what they call the worst man-made epidemic in modern medical history.
In February, the three largest drug distributers and drug maker, Johnson & Johnson, agreed to pay that $26 billion settlement that claims they helped fuel the opioid epidemic across the country.
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People lined the streets along the route to honor the fallen soldier.
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Perpetrators of crimes are often seen wearing masks. In New York, there is also concern about people shielding their faces while committing antisemitic acts.
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It is a change that seeks to reduce the stigma around driving without citizenship, and to make the roads across the state safer.
The tax is up just 2 cents compared with Sunday. But it is quite a jump compared with the Illinois gas seven years ago.
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People lined the streets along the route to honor the fallen soldier.
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