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Hardin County has become a target county for a federal grant responding to opioid use disorder according to the Family Counseling Center.The FCC's…
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There is some good news in the fight against opioid abuse in Illinois. Doctors prescribed fewer opioids to patients in 2017 than 2016, according to…
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This year, the Illinois state fair has everything from fried food to overdose training. Health Department officials set up at the fair to teach people…
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Congressman Mike Bost voted this week for a series of House bills intended to help stem the tide of the opioid crisis.In rallying bipartisan support for…
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WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Dr. Christine Porucznik of the University of Utah's School of Medicine about the 2018 SIU Health Policy Institute.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration says Americans did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription…
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lllinois' 3 million Medicaid users will soon have more access to mental health and substance abuse treatments.Officials in Washington, D.C. ok’d a new…
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Illinois lawmakers are turning to marijuana to fight opioid abuse.The Senate voted Thursday to allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana as an…
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This Thursday at the Rend Lake Visitor's Center several groups are offering a free workshop on the opioid crisis. The public event starts at 6:00PM and…
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The Jackson County Health Department and county sheriff's office are holding a medication disposal event Saturday.They say the initiative addresses a…