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Meetings | lakecountyopioidinitiative
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The meetings will be held at College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington Street, Grayslake, IL. January 21, 2016 10:00 am to noon. February 18, 2016 10:00 am to noon. March 17, 2016 10:00 am to noon. April 21, 2016 10:00 am to noon. May 19, 2016 10:00 am to noon. June 16, 2016 10:00 am to noon. July 21, 2016 10:00 am to noon. August 18, 2016 10:00 am to noon. Room A162 Note-Room Change. September 15, 2016 10:00 am to noon. October 20, 2016 10:00 am to noon. November 17, 2016 10:00 am to noon. ELA Coali...
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Policy | lakecountyopioidinitiative
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What follows is a synopsis of our partner, Lake County Underage Drinking and Drug Prevention Task Force’s legislative advocacy program for the 2014 spring legislative session in Springfield. Yellow text is any updated status of the bills since the last publishing of this Legislative Advocacy Agenda. NOTE:. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all substance abuse related legislation, just the ones we are working on. HB 4745 Social Host. House Committee Amendment No. 1. Specifies that the veh...
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Leading safety into the future: Prescription drug overdoses | lakecountyopioidinitiative
https://opioidinitiative.org/2015/05/11/leading-safety-into-the-future-prescription-drug-overdoses
Chicago Tribune: Park City cop credited with saving 2 drug overdose victims in 5 days. Great Press for the Initiative in today’s HuffPo! Leading safety into the future: Prescription drug overdoses. May 11, 2015. Comments Off on Leading safety into the future: Prescription drug overdoses. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Chicago Tribune: Park City cop credited with saving 2 drug overdose victims in 5 days. Great Press for the Initiative in today’s HuffPo! Join Our Mailing List. Follow us on Twitter.
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Sports Illustrated– How painkillers are turning young athletes into heroin addicts | lakecountyopioidinitiative
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45% of painkiller users do not know they are taking opioids. Heroin overdoses spike in Lake County over the 4th of July weekend. →. Sports Illustrated– How painkillers are turning young athletes into heroin addicts. June 26, 2015. Comments Off on Sports Illustrated– How painkillers are turning young athletes into heroin addicts. Last weeks issue of Sports Illustrated has a compelling piece on prescription drug abuse and the jump to heroin addiction. Ken Giles, now a flame-throwing Phillies reliever. ...
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Great Press for the Initiative in today’s HuffPo! | lakecountyopioidinitiative
https://opioidinitiative.org/2015/05/20/great-press-for-the-initiative-in-todays-huffpo
Leading safety into the future: Prescription drug overdoses. 16 lives saved by county Naloxone effort. →. Great Press for the Initiative in today’s HuffPo! May 20, 2015. Comments Off on Great Press for the Initiative in today’s HuffPo! In an article in today’s Huffington Post. What follows is the article in context. Community Policing and Drug Overdose: Where You Live Doesn’t Have to Determine Whether You Survive an Overdose. For the rest of the article and the mention of us, follow this link. Leading sa...
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16 lives saved by county Naloxone effort. | lakecountyopioidinitiative
https://opioidinitiative.org/2015/06/09/16-lives-saved-by-county-narcan-effort
Great Press for the Initiative in today’s HuffPo! Overdose Awareness Necklaces →. 16 lives saved by county Naloxone effort. June 9, 2015. Comments Off on 16 lives saved by county Naloxone effort. The Naloxone program that has been instituted here in Lake County has been saving lives, 16 and counting since Christmas day! The number on this tab will change to reflect the number of lives saved, but it will always be in that place on the website. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Join Our Mailing List.
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Medical Organizations Form Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse | lakecountyopioidinitiative
https://opioidinitiative.org/2015/07/31/medical-organizations-form-task-force-to-reduce-opioid-abuse
Daily Herald– Despite progress, heroin fight in suburbs far from over. White House Drug Policy Office Funds New Projects in High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas →. Medical Organizations Form Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse. July 31, 2015. Comments Off on Medical Organizations Form Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse. The task force also hopes to improve doctors’ education on safe, effective and evidence-based prescribing, according to HealthDay. The initiative includes a new web page. Other medical orga...
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Heroin overdoses spike in Lake County over the 4th of July weekend. | lakecountyopioidinitiative
https://opioidinitiative.org/2015/07/06/heroin-overdoses-spike-in-lake-county-over-the-4th-of-july-weekend
Sports Illustrated– How painkillers are turning young athletes into heroin addicts. NEWS-SUN: Two-time heroin overdose survivor now helps others →. Heroin overdoses spike in Lake County over the 4th of July weekend. July 6, 2015. Comments Off on Heroin overdoses spike in Lake County over the 4th of July weekend. Agencies across Lake County are coordinating information submitted by each responding law enforcement agency. Awake, but unable to talk. Body is very limp. Face is very pale or clammy. Immediatel...
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About | lakecountyopioidinitiative
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To address the rapidly increasing opiate problem in Lake County, in which 69 Lake County residents have died due to heroin and other opiates – doubling in just 5 years. Lake County State’s Attorney Mike Nerheim called on local stakeholders to develop a comprehensive opioid prevention strategy for Lake County. Chief George Filenko adds, The opioid/heroin epidemic has caused an increase in gang activity and violence, not to mention devastation to lives of addicted individuals and their loved ones. Opioid m...
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