Walk-a-Thon Is One Step to Fight the Chicago Area Heroin Epidemic
Walk-a-thon is one step to fight the Chicago area heroin epidemic
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Cook County could not provide statistics that isolate heroin from other opiates, but the medical examiner said it remains a steady problem with an estimated two heroin deaths a day. DuPage … As part of LTM's educational efforts, it will host the walk …
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The Heroin Epidemic: Suburban residents finding less expensive alternative to …
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The trend of transitioning from abusing prescription meds to using heroin has local police and county law enforcement agencies scrambling to find answers to what they see as an epidemic of opioid addiction and death. "Yes, it concerns me," said Parma …
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This Drug Could Save Thousands Of Lives A Year, So Why Aren't We Using It?
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One such solution is naloxone, a prescription-only opiate reversal drug that has already been used to save thousands of lives. Supporters say it could easily save thousands more if it was more widely distributed. Opiate-based prescription drugs and …
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