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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…
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As the national opioid epidemic continues, representatives from the medical, treatment, and insurance fields met in Bloomington at a roundtable discussion…
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Incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner visited Bloomington-Normal on Tuesday with no pitch regarding his election campaign, just five weeks away from…
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Illinois has been awarded a $43.5 million federal grant to fight opioid abuse.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that…
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Medical professionals in Illinois now have to undergo training on how to safely prescribe opioids.That's one of several measures Gov. Bruce Rauner signed…
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Medical professionals in Illinois now have to undergo training on how to safely prescribe opioids. That's one of several measures Gov. Bruce Rauner signed…
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Andrew Dewey once had a good job as an assistant manager of a department store. He was married with a son, and had saved a nest egg. All that changed…
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New federal data show that Illinois emergency rooms saw a 66 percent increase in opioid overdose visits last year.The Chicago Tribune reports the Centers…
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Here are the top stories we covered this week (Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 2018) on WGLT and WGLT.org.Council to ChairNormal Town Council member Scott Preston will…
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Dr. Ramsin Benyamin views the opioid epidemic almost like he would a patient. If you ask Benyamin how he’d fix the opioid issue—how he’d treat it—he…