The West Side Heroin/ Opioid Task Force

It’s Intl Drug Overdose Awareness Day & community stakeholders throughout the 8th District are leading with compassionate care as we fight to preserve & protect each other’s lives. Thank you to all of our community partners, organizing such an amazing event of awareness today!

Overdose has many faces… Join us TOMORROW for our Resource and Recognition Event on Jackson and Pulaski for International Overdose Awareness Day! Help us save lives. Get trained to administer Narcan. Receive resources! Time to Remember… time to ACT.

#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay is Wednesday, August 31st! Join the Task Force and our members on Chicago’s West Side for our Resource and Recognition Event. #endoverdose Task Force convened by @justice4all44

As a former CPS Teacher I ran for office to fight to improve our educational systems in Illinois. I am humbled by the recognition of the Illinois Education Association and proud to be a partner as we fight for better schools, children, families, faculty, staff & communities in IL

It’s that time again!! #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay We’ll be at Jackson and Pulaski with our Task Force members from 11 am to 1pm for our RESOURCE & RECOGNITION EVENT! Join us for International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31, 2022!

According to @WBEZ: “Cook County has confirmed a record 1,920 fatal overdoses last year. A WBEZ data analysis finds that the crisis has hit middle-aged Black men hardest. Advocates say the government response should be stronger.” Join us for #internationaloverdoseawarenessday!

@DickDurbin Special thanks to @HeroStopsHeroin, @win4recovery, @C4Recovery, @taskforceinfo, @drugfreeIL, @RuralHealth1 for raising your voices about the importance of non-opioid choices! Thank you for your advocacy and support!

Next on WBEZ.org/live: Illinois will use $760 million from opioid settlements with drug distributors to fund opioid treatment and prevention programs. 🎙️Lee Rusch, @taskforceinfo 🎙️Luther Syas, @taskforceinfo 🎙️Dave Jimenez, @uicpublichealth news.wttw.com/2022/07/29/ill…

A WBEZ data analysis finds that the crisis has hit middle-aged Black men hardest. Advocates say the government response should be stronger. wbez.org/stories/cook-c…

Happy Memorial Day!

@CasanovaReports @veelharrison @justice4all44 So far, just on the west side. I’ll keep my eyes open for anymore locations.

My client, The West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force (@taskforceinfo) convened by State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (@justice4all44), is now operating a SOBERING CENTER SITE at Pulaski & Van Buren, right down the street from where my bro was killed. We are helping prevent fatal overdoses.

Governor Pritzker unveiled a plan to address the opioid crisis in Illinois. We talked to Gail Richardson from @taskforceinfo about how communities can help people with substance abuse disorders rehabilitate:

@AustinTalks Thank you! Great article!

Opioid deaths in Chicago spiked during the pandemic’s first year, and members of the West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force are redoubling efforts to address drug use. austinweeklynews.com/2022/02/04/opi…

I serve as Communications Director for the West Side Heroin Opioid Task Force (@taskforceinfo), convened by IL. State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (@justice4all44). Follow the Task Force and our work on reducing fatal overdoses on the west side.

A suburban Chicago man faces federal drug charges after being arrested for possession of fentanyl & a pill press. Alongside @Chicago_Police & @CalumetCityPD, DEA will continue holding fentanyl traffickers accountable throughout the Chicagoland area. dea.gov/press-releases…

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Thank you for such a great piece, @AustinTalks ! austintalks.org/2022/01/overdo…