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West Side Opioid and Heroin Task Force

West Side Opioid and Heroin Task Force

Neighborhoods

  1. Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale
    1. Bronzeville, Near South Side
      1. Downtown
        1. Englewood, Chatham, Auburn Gresham
          1. Hyde Park, Woodlawn, South Shore
            1. Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park
              1. Lakeview, Wrigleyville, Northalsted
                1. Lincoln Park, Old Town
                  1. Lincoln Square, North Center, Irving Park
                    1. Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale
                      1. Pilsen, Little Village, West Loop
                        1. Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park
                          1. Wicker Park, Bucktown, West Town
                            West Side Opioid and Heroin Task Force

                            More Black, Latino Chicagoans Are Dying Of Heroin, Fentanyl Overdoses. A State Plan Will Expand Strategies To Tackle The Crisis

                            The plan will boost programs proven to work, like the West Side Heroin and Opioid Task Force, which has taught more than 6,000 people how to use Narcan to reverse potentially deadly overdoses.

                            Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale
                            Pascal Sabino

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

                            Black communities continue to be hit hard by opioid deaths. Community groups are saving lives, but officials say big policy changes are needed to prevent more deaths.

                            Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale
                            Francesca Mathewes