Sheriff using drug deactivation pouches to fight opioid crisis
There's a new way to dispose of powerful drugs in just seconds, specifically those left-over prescriptions that might be sitting in your medicine cabinet. They can start an addiction.
There's a new way to dispose of powerful drugs in just seconds, specifically those left-over prescriptions that might be sitting in your medicine cabinet. They can start an addiction.
'Sad, disgusting' number of hypodermic needles litter Little League field
A New Mexico Little League park is fighting a battle against discarded syringes with attached hypodermic needles amid the region's outgoing opioid epidemic.
A New Mexico Little League park is fighting a battle against discarded syringes with attached hypodermic needles amid the region's outgoing opioid epidemic.
Illinois opioid helpline has received 10,000 calls
An Illinois hotline that supports people addicted to opioids and other substances has received 10,000 calls since it was set up in late 2017.
An Illinois hotline that supports people addicted to opioids and other substances has received 10,000 calls since it was set up in late 2017.
Illinois pain patients can now choose medical marijuana instead of opioids
A new law that went into effect Friday allows Illinois pain patients to buy medical marijuana at a licensed dispensary as a way to curb opioid deaths.
A new law that went into effect Friday allows Illinois pain patients to buy medical marijuana at a licensed dispensary as a way to curb opioid deaths.
Americans more likely to die of opioid overdose than in car crash
For the first time in American history, one of the leading causes of deaths - vehicle crash - has been supplanted by opioid overdoses.
For the first time in American history, one of the leading causes of deaths - vehicle crash - has been supplanted by opioid overdoses.
How Narcan is impacting the local opioid epidemic
In a FOX 32 special report: the price of a life.
In a FOX 32 special report: the price of a life.
Illinois opioid epidemic getting worse, not better
It's a problem of pandemic proportions as nearly one thousand people died last year in the Chicago area from opioid overdoses. That statistic includes four counties: Cook, DuPage, Will and Lake.
It's a problem of pandemic proportions as nearly one thousand people died last year in the Chicago area from opioid overdoses. That statistic includes four counties: Cook, DuPage, Will and Lake.