Opioids

Bloomington, Normal and McLean County governments expect to receive payments over the next 18 years to combat opioid abuse.

Overdose-reversal drug Narcan will become more widely available after the recent decision by the Food and Drug Administration to allow over the counter sales of the life saving medicine.

Managers of an overdose recovery program in McLean County say they are making a difference, despite challenges in getting addicts to participate.Since the…

Pretrial proceedings in McLean County’s lawsuit against drugmakers and distributors over the opioid epidemic have been moved to Cook County and…

McLean County has officially joined thousands of state and local governments that have sued drugmakers and distributors over the opioid epidemic.The…

Chestnut Health Systems of Bloomington will be taking part in a national study that aims to curb opioid abuse among recently released prisoners.Lighthouse…

McLean County could soon join thousands of other local governments across the country that have sued drugmakers and distributors for their role in the…

Bloomington-Normal is home to one of the largest and most diverse addiction archives in the U.S.The Illinois Addiction Archives at Chestnut Health Systems…

For years, health care providers have treated alcohol and drug addiction like an acute condition: when someone checks into a treatment center, they’re…

Drug overdose deaths dropped in McLean County in 2018 after a dramatic rise the year before.Coroner Kathy Yoder said there were 28 confirmed overdose…