To fight the opioid epidemic, advocates say set up safe injections sites
Monday, December 5, 2022
By: Claire Hymen,WBEZ Reset
Representative Ford Press Conference (Impact Of Fentanyl On Communities Across Illinois)
December 1, 2022
By: llinois House Democrats
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Proposal would allow state-licensed drug injection sites in Illinois to fight an opioid crisis that has hit Cook County hard
December 1, 2022
By: Tom Schuba Chicago Sun-Times
A nurse with Chicago’s Community Outreach Intervention Projects packs safe injection kits outside a mobile clinic on a vacant lot near West Van Buren Street and South Pulaski Road in August. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Illinois representatives, organizations fight for harm reduction resources
December 1, 2022
By: Darronté Matthews, WMBD News
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COVID-19 Pandemic Challenged Harm Reduction Organizations to ‘Think Outside of the Box.’ Some of Those Lessons Stuck.
May 17, 2022
By: Kristen Thometz, WTTW News
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Local Advocates Say Justice Department’s Shift on Safe Injection Sites ‘Long Overdue’
February 15, 2022
By: Kristen Thometz, WTTW News
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
As opioid overdose deaths hit new record, pressure grows for safe places to inject drugs in Chicago
January 17, 2022
By: David Struett, Chicago Sun-Times
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Harm reduction services keep Peoria overdose deaths at a low compared to 2020, coroner says
November 18, 2021
By: Shabnam Danesh, Central Illinois Proud
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Reducing harm, saving lives
July 8, 2021
By: Madison Angell, Illinois Times
JOLT Foundation
Proposed Legislation Would Legalize Supervised Injection Facilities To Combat Drug Overdoses
April 8, 2021
By: Derek Cantù, NPR Illinois
Rafal Gerszak / NPR
Illinois opioid deaths increased 32% in 2020
April 27, 2021
By: Jake Griffin, The Daily Herald
John Starks / Daily Herald