Authorities Gather to Talk About Growing Heroin Problem

Published March 18, 2013

Authorities Gather To Talk About Growing Heroin Problem

Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse

(CBS) — Illinois' heroin problem takes center stage this weekend at a summit of law enforcement, educators, doctors and parents in the south suburbs. Will County State's Attorney … He'd been using the drug for two years. She admits the signs were …
Read more on CBS2 Chicago

Success of juvenile 'redeploy' program for felons sparks an adult form

Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse

Adult Redeploy also links participants with counseling, family support and monitoring for alcohol and substance abuse. The staff coordinates its efforts with the county's Drug Court and Recovery Court to provide people with substance abuse and mental …
Read more on Bloomington Pantagraph

State monitors for prescription addiction

Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse

They have to be very good at it to be that convincing," said the veteran jurist who oversees Champaign County's drug court. It's because of the minority who abuse prescription medication that Randy Malan has job security — as much as anyone in an …
Read more on Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette