The West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force is dedicated to educating West side residents and businesses on preventing drug overdose. Press Inquiries: @veelharrison
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The West Side Heroin/ Opioid Task Force retweeted
It’s Intl Drug Overdose Awareness Day & community stakeholders throughout the 8th District are leading with compassionate care as we fight to preserve & protect each other’s lives. Thank you to all of our community partners, organizing such an amazing event of awareness today!
Overdose has many faces…
Join us TOMORROW for our Resource and Recognition Event on Jackson and Pulaski for International Overdose Awareness Day!
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#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay is Wednesday, August 31st!
Join the Task Force and our members on Chicago’s West Side for our Resource and Recognition Event.
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Task Force convened by @justice4all44
The West Side Heroin/ Opioid Task Force retweeted
As a former CPS Teacher I ran for office to fight to improve our educational systems in Illinois. I am humbled by the recognition of the Illinois Education Association and proud to be a partner as we fight for better schools, children, families, faculty, staff & communities in IL
It’s that time again!!
#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay
We’ll be at Jackson and Pulaski with our Task Force members from 11 am to 1pm for our RESOURCE & RECOGNITION EVENT!
Join us for International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31, 2022!
According to @WBEZ:
“Cook County has confirmed a record 1,920 fatal overdoses last year. A WBEZ data analysis finds that the crisis has hit middle-aged Black men hardest. Advocates say the government response should be stronger.”
Join us for #internationaloverdoseawarenessday!
The West Side Heroin/ Opioid Task Force retweeted
Special thanks to @HeroStopsHeroin, @win4recovery, @C4Recovery, @taskforceinfo, @drugfreeIL,
@RuralHealth1 for raising your voices about the importance of non-opioid choices! Thank you for your advocacy and support!
The West Side Heroin/ Opioid Task Force retweeted
Next on WBEZ.org/live:
Illinois will use $760 million from opioid settlements with drug distributors to fund opioid treatment and prevention programs.
🎙️Lee Rusch, @taskforceinfo
🎙️Luther Syas, @taskforceinfo
🎙️Dave Jimenez, @uicpublichealth
news.wttw.com/2022/07/29/ill…
The West Side Heroin/ Opioid Task Force retweeted
A WBEZ data analysis finds that the crisis has hit middle-aged Black men hardest. Advocates say the government response should be stronger. wbez.org/stories/cook-county…
The West Side Heroin/ Opioid Task Force retweeted
My client, The West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force (@taskforceinfo) convened by State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (@justice4all44), is now operating a SOBERING CENTER SITE at Pulaski & Van Buren, right down the street from where my bro was killed. We are helping prevent fatal overdoses.
The West Side Heroin/ Opioid Task Force retweeted
Governor Pritzker unveiled a plan to address the opioid crisis in Illinois.
We talked to Gail Richardson from @taskforceinfo about how communities can help people with substance abuse disorders rehabilitate:
The West Side Heroin/ Opioid Task Force retweeted
Opioid deaths in Chicago spiked during the pandemic’s first year, and members of the West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force are redoubling efforts to address drug use.
austinweeklynews.com/2022/02…
The West Side Heroin/ Opioid Task Force retweeted
I serve as Communications Director for the West Side Heroin Opioid Task Force (@taskforceinfo), convened by IL. State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (@justice4all44). Follow the Task Force and our work on reducing fatal overdoses on the west side.
Opioid deaths in Chicago spiked during the pandemic’s first year, and members of the West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force are redoubling efforts to address drug use.
austinweeklynews.com/2022/02…
The West Side Heroin/ Opioid Task Force retweeted
A suburban Chicago man faces federal drug charges after being arrested for possession of fentanyl & a pill press. Alongside @Chicago_Police & @CalumetCityPD, DEA will continue holding fentanyl traffickers accountable throughout the Chicagoland area. dea.gov/press-releases/2022/…
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Nation’s First Supervised Drug-Injection Sites Open in New York nytimes.com/2021/11/30/nyreg…
