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IHRRC IN THE NEWS

To fight the opioid epidemic, advocates say set up safe injections sites

Monday, December 5, 2022

By: Claire Hymen,WBEZ Reset

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Representative Ford Press Conference (Impact Of Fentanyl On Communities Across Illinois)

December 1, 2022

By: llinois House Democrats

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Image from Illinois House Democrats' YouTube Channel

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

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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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Image from CIProud.com

COVID-19 Pandemic Challenged Harm Reduction Organizations to ‘Think Outside of the Box.’ Some of Those Lessons Stuck.

May 17, 2022

By: Kristen ThometzWTTW News

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Image by k-e-k-u-l-é via Pixabay 

Local Advocates Say Justice Department’s Shift on Safe Injection Sites ‘Long Overdue’

February 15, 2022

By: Kristen ThometzWTTW News

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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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Anthony Vazquez / Sun-Times

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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Jeff Anderson / Flickr

Reducing harm, saving lives

July 8, 2021

By: Madison Angell, Illinois Times

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JOLT Foundation

Proposed Legislation Would Legalize Supervised Injection Facilities To Combat Drug Overdoses

April 8, 2021

By: Derek Cantù, NPR Illinois

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Rafal Gerszak / NPR

Illinois opioid deaths increased 32% in 2020

April 27, 2021

By: Jake Griffin, The Daily Herald

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John Starks / Daily Herald

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