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As 2023 draws to a close, the number of people who died in Cook County from opioid-related causes may fall short of last year’s record — but it will still be more than died in vehicle accidents and homicides combined.

The number of deaths by opioid drugs overdose is on track to reach a new peak in the county of Cook in Illinois. Further reports say the county is also taking into consideration how to spend some of the legal settlement received for the opioid crisis. Reports say the county of Cook in Chicago, Illinois […]

Haymarket Center has put its name atop the former Holiday Inn in Itasca amid a legal fight over whether the nonprofit group can use the hotel building as an addiction treatment and recovery facility.

Organizers called for Illinois to allow safe-use sites, where people can use drugs under supervision of medical professionals and be guided toward recovery resources.

On Monday, hundreds rallied in Chicago for International Overdose Awareness Day, demanding government solutions to help fight back.

To help our first responders cope with the stress they experience daily, we must provide them with critical treatment and support for mental health.

A West Loop homeless center gets special designation nod from the feds, one of the new Alzheimer's drugs gets FDA panel endorsement and more in today's Health Pulse.

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Haymarket Center will inaugurate the first in a series of three-day retreats to support law enforcement professionals who have experienced critical incident-related trauma.

Haymarket Center filed a federal discrimination lawsuit Tuesday against the village of Itasca, claiming elected officials violated civil rights laws by denying the nonprofits request to open an addiction treatment and recovery facility in the DuPage County town.