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Two new Illinois laws aim to help fight opioid addiction

By Washington Examiner
Published August 1, 2023 12:14pm ET
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Two new Illinois laws aim to help fight opioid addiction
This Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York. Abuse of painkillers, heroin, fentanyl and other opioids across the country has resulted in tens of thousands of children being taken from their homes and placed in the foster care system. | (Patrick Sison/AP)

(The Center Square) – Several pieces of legislation passed during the spring session of the Illinois General Assembly dealt with opioid overdoses, and now two more will become law.

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