Roar of hope in midst of pain: Event on Square comes as illegal drugs cause overdose deaths to rise

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Roar of hope in midst of pain: Event on Square comes as illegal drugs cause overdose deaths to rise

Drug Enforcement Administration, Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics, ESSENCE, McHenry County Drug Court, Mike McGehee, New Directions Addiction Recovery Services, New Directions Retreat

The word “still” inspired both hope and sorrow at the sixth annual International Overdose Awareness Event, held from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, on the Woodstock Square. Mike McGehee, “Country” to his friends, is still sober, still working, six years after McHenry County Drug Court helped to rescue him from a life of […]

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Drug Enforcement Administration, Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics, ESSENCE, McHenry County Drug Court, Mike McGehee, New Directions Addiction Recovery Services, New Directions Retreat

Susan W. Murray

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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Roar of hope in midst of pain: Event on Square comes as illegal drugs cause overdose deaths to rise

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