Lake County, Ill. — The Lake County Health Department reported Friday, June 10, 2022 that over the weekend of June 4, 2022, an increase in opioid-related overdoses occurred among Lake County residents. The Lake County Health Department did not initially release the precise statistics to the public, and did not provide whether there were any fatalities. Sign up to get free Naloxonefrom the Lake County Health DepartmentTODAY. In 2020 alone, Lake County opioid overdose deaths rose 19.5 percent “Our community, like many others throughout Illinois, have been impacted by the opioid overdose crisis,” said Lake County Health Department Executive Director Mark Pfister. “Opioid overdose is preventable and may be reversible with quick action,” said Lake County Health Department Medical Epidemiologist Dr. Sana Ahmed.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 11, 2022 18:58 UTC