Underage drinking and drug use are a factor in many Illinois car collisions. A new state law aims to reduce drunk...
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IL: IDPH Issues Updated Standing Order Allowing Schools to Administer Medications to Counter Opioid Overdoses
/ Illinois, USASchool nurses and other trained personnel will be able to administer naloxone, other opioid antagonists The Illinois Department of...
NACCHO Awards $350,000 in New Overdose Response Project Funding
/ California, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, USA, VermontNACCHO Awards $350,000 in New Overdose Response Project Funding: Awardees in California, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,...
IL: While Many in Illinois Prisons Need Medication for Opioid Use Disorders, Advocates Say System Slow to Provide
/ Illinois, USAMatthew McFarland has cycled in and out of the criminal legal system since he was old enough to do...
IL: Attorney General Raoul Reaches Settlement with Multinational Marketing Firm for Role in Opioid Epidemic
/ Illinois, USAAttorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the...
The powerful sedative “xylazine” is leading to a dramatic increase in deaths in Illinois. The animal sedative is also...
DC: Juul to pay $462 million to settle youth vaping claims from six states
/ California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, USAJuul will pay $462 million to settle claims by six states and Washington D.C. that the vaping company marketed...
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