According to Chloe Cavida, epidemiologist at the McHenry County Department of Health, the COVID-19 pandemic and the proliferation of synthetic opioids caused the number of overdose deaths to rise sharply in 2020 before falling back in 2021.
No one cheers when reporting that McHenry County had 42 opioid overdose deaths (with two more pending toxicology reports) in 2021. But knowing that the number of overdose deaths in […]
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Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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