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.
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.
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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.
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"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.
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