When Laurie Crain started as program coordinator for the McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition in January 2014, the coalition had 35 to 40 members who represented a dozen agencies, each […]
Taking the podium at the McHenry County State of Addiction annual meeting, Sgt. Adam Carson said he asks two questions when people are arrested on drug-related offenses. The first is: […]
Drug overdose deaths spiked in late April, according to the McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition, which issued an advisory about the availability of help for drug abusers. “These deaths have not […]
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