New Illinois law requires libraries to carry opioid reversal drugs and train staff
Public libraries across Illinois will soon be equipped to respond to opioid overdoses under a new order from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Beginning in the new year, all libraries in Illinois will be required to have medications available for people experiencing an opioid overdose and to train their staff to recognize the signs of an overdose. House Bill 1910 was signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker on Aug.…
CHICAGO (WGN) — A new state proposal would require public libraries across Illinois to keep medications that can reverse an opioid overdose, such as Narcan, on hand in case of a medical emergency. Illinois Math and Science Academy senior Jordan Henry and Illinois State Rep. Anna Moeller worked together to…
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- An Illinois bill could change harm reduction strategies across the state to help those addicted to opioids. The proposal would change homeless shelter rules. Any shelter that receives state funds would not be able to kick somebody out on the sole basis of a drug sobriety…