It appears Will County is on pace to have less heroin overdose deaths in 2018 than the county had last year. As of Dec. 11, Will County had 103 accidental overdose deaths so far. Of those, a total of 70 cases...
JOLIET, IL - It appears Will County is on pace to have less heroin overdose deaths in 2018 than the county had last year. As of Dec. 11, the Will County Coroner's Office had tabulated 103 accidental overdose deaths. Of those,...
Island Health is advising illicit drug users and their family and friends to keep life-saving naloxone kits close at hand. “Don’t keep the naloxone kit in your car,” said Tracey Thompson, Island Health’s regional harm reduction co-ordinator. “It’s not helpful. It’s also not...
As the opioid epidemic rages on, lawmakers have become increasingly pressured to pass legislation that will resolve one of America’s most pressing public health crises. As shown by some current laws, however, imprudent legislation on this complex issue can have disastrous effects. One such statute...
After a squirt or two in the nose, the person in the midst of an overdose sits bolt upright, moving from being on the edge of death, to fully alive — in seconds. Many first responders in B.C., including Squamish RCMP, carry this...
We are losing ground in the battle against opioids, heroin and, now, fentanyl-laced drugs. Ocala Police Chief Greg Graham shocked the community Tuesday when he went online with an “urgent” message: Six people died of drug overdoses within the previous 10 days. He went on to...
A federal grand jury in Baltimore has indicted 19 men, ranging in age from 20 to 54, in a...
Fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in America, according to the latest report from the National Center for Health Statistics, which is part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
The Ocala Police Department is going above and beyond The Ocala Police Department is not taking the easy way out.Our drug overdose crisis isn’t, strictly speaking, that agency's problem. Its mission is to catch the bad guys, put them in jail, and protect the community.It’s a...
