Proposal to help curb heroin overdoses moves to Illinois Senate

Proposal to help curb heroin overdoses moves to Illinois Senate

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On May 27, the House took a break from budget negotiations for a few minutes to unanimously approve a proposal to help heroin addicts. The proposal is modeled from a program in DuPage County that requires police officers to carry a drug called Narcan. That drug helps save the lives of heroin addicts who have overdosed. DuPage County Coroner Rich Jorgensen explains.