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The West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force: Press

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West Side organization teaches people how to reverse opioid overdoses

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With opioid deaths at record levels, users now have a safe space on West Side

Too many people are dying from opioid overdoses. Prevention sites would save lives.

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Overdose reversal medication to be available at Austin libraries

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Public libraries are stepping up to save lives amid the opioid epidemic

Unwritten Rules: Understanding Cook County’s Pattern of Dead-End Drug Arrests

The costly toll of dead-end drug arrests

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International Overdose Awareness Day event held in West Garfield Park (August 2021)

West Side organization offers training for responding to opioid overdoes (January 2023)

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Opioid-Related Deaths Still High After A Brutal 2020 — And The West Side Remains The Epicenter Of The Crisis

EMS Responses for Opioid Overdoses Fall Dramatically in Some Chicago West Side Communities (Press Release)

New TV Show Explores The Opioid Crisis Out West, As Told By The People Who Experienced It (February 2020)

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South Side Stakeholders Unite as Task Force to Fight Opioid Epidemic (December 2020)

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West Side Overdoses Surge as Coronavirus Shutdown Makes It Harder To Access Addiction Help (August 2020)

West Side Residents Are Getting Trained to Use Narcan To Reverse Heroin Overdoses (November 2019)

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Austin lawmaker secures $350,000 grant for West Side Heroin Task Force (August 2019)

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Ford and Community Leaders Push for Emergency Prevention Funding for Opioid Crisis (May 2019)

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The West Side Heroin Task Force Shined Spotlight on Chicago's West Side Heroin Crisis at Press Conference

(August 2016)

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