A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: New law strengthens effort to combat opioid crisis Requires continuing education for prescribers on safe dispensing SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner took another step today to strengthen the state’s effort to combat the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Opioid
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor signs landmark medical marijuana legislation Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 offers pain-management option CHICAGO — Gov. Bruce Rauner today signed the Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018, adding those who might … Continue reading
From the Office of McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Patrick Kenneally: 127 PARTICIPANTS HAVE ACCESSED TREATMENT VIA THE A WAY OUT -MCHENRY COUNTY PROGRAM SINCE OPENING ON MAY 1, 2017 The McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition is proud to announce that … Continue reading
A press release from the Illinois General Assembly: McHenry, IL… State Senator Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) and State Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) thank the AptarGroup and Adapt Pharma for their donation today of 1,000 doses of NARCAN Nasal Spray to the … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Keneally: MCHENRY COUNTY FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST MANUFACTURERS OF PRESCRIPTION OPIOID PAINKILLERS Today, Patrick Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, filed a lawsuit on behalf of the County against some of the nation’s largest … Continue reading
At the November 27th, 2017 Law & Government Meeting, McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski requested additional funds from the Special Fund to pay for an increasing number of required autopsies. She reported an increase in “unnatural” deaths in McHenry County … Continue reading