Naloxone

Hanover Park Teen Dies from Possible Drug Overdose in Car in Kohl’s Parking Lot, Schaumburg

Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:51 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighter, and paramedics from Schaumburg responded about 6:44 p.m. Saturday, November 25, 2023 to a report of a possible narcotics overdose victim in need of help in the Kohl’s parking lot near the driveway […]

Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray (SOURCE: Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Pennsylvania Department of Health and the San Francisco Department of Health. Naloxone for opioid safety: a provider’s guide to prescribing naloxone to patients who use opioids. January 2015)

Lake County Health Department Reports Increase in Opioid Overdose Incidents

Wed Mar 8, 2023 01:30 pm Cardinal News

Lake County, Ill. — Between February 24 and March 1, 2023, there were 14 opioid overdose emergency department visits among Lake County residents. The increase has been reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health. […]

Elmhurst fentanyl overdose save on Roosevelt Road near York Street on Thursday, December 22, 2022 (SOURCE: Elmhurst Police Department)

Driver and Passenger Overdose on Fentanyl in Chicago, Lose Consciousness Traveling on Roosevelt Rd; Saved by Elmhurst PD’s Narcan

Fri Dec 23, 2022 07:45 pm Cardinal News

Elmhurst police officers responded at 3:00 a.m. Thursday, December 22, 2022 to a report of a vehicle facing the wrong direction on Roosevelt Road near York Street in Elmhurst. According to the Elmhurst Police Department […]

Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officers Reverse Opioid Overdose with Naloxone on Chicago’s West Side on Superior St Sunday

Sun Dec 13, 2020 07:22 pm Cardinal News

The quick and compassionate work of Cook County Sheriff’s Police reversed a deadly overdose in Chicago on Friday morning, according to Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart today. At approximately 9:40 a.m., Sunday, December 13, […]

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies Save Life of Palatine Man Using Naloxone on Chain O’ Lakes

Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:01 pm Cardinal News

On Saturday August 11, 2018, at approximately 12:30 AM, the Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit was on boat patrol between Grass Lake and Lake Marie, located on the Chain O’ Lakes. The deputies observed a […]

South Elgin Paramedics Administer Narcan to Revive 2½-Year-Old Boy

Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:03 am Cardinal News

South Elgin police and firefighter/paramedics responded just after midnight April 10, 2017 to a report of a 2½-year-old boy who was turning blue with difficulty breathing in the block of 1000 North South Elgin Boulevard, […]

5 Overdose Victims at House in Unincorporated Lake Villa Just East of Petite Lake

Sun May 15, 2016 11:49 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 11:00 PM Saturday May 14, 2016 to a house in the 39300 block of North Lake Avenue, Unincorporated Lake Villa, for a report of five people overdosing on an […]

If Prince Died of Overdose, He May Not Have Had Personal Naloxone Kit or May Not Have Had Enough Narcan

Fri Apr 22, 2016 07:52 am Cardinal News

TMZ: Prince treated for drug overdose days before his death in Moline. UPDATE: TMZ reported after this article that sources in Moline, Illinois told TMZ that Prince’s entourage told responders he had taken Percocet (opioid […]

“Narcan” (Naloxone)-Carrying Police Not Catching Up, Fentanyl-Related Deaths Spike in Cook County

Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:25 am Cardinal News

Since 2015, more than 100 people in Cook County, Illinois — eight from the Northwest suburbs — have died from illegal fentanyl overdoses. Fentanyl drug varieties are up to 100 times more potent than heroin, […]

Second Possible Narcan Antidote Administered for Possible Overdose at Dryden Place Apartments, Arlington Heights

Sun Jul 26, 2015 08:37 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: EMS/RESCUE call for a report of an unresponsive drug overdose victim at Dryden Place “Marketview” Apartments on Dryden Place north of Kensington Road Saturday Night. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:24 PM […]

Female, Age 19, Suffers Near Fatal Heroin Overdose; Reversed with Narcan (Naloxone) on Dryden Pl Near Kensington Rd, Arlington Heights

Tue Jul 21, 2015 04:27 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:03 PM Tuesday to a report from an anonymous caller that a female overdosed on heroin at Dryden Place Apartments Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a […]

Schaumburg Police to Begin Carrying Nasal Narcan Antidote Kits for Heroin Overdoses

Wed Oct 15, 2014 02:28 pm Cardinal News

Beginning this week Schaumburg police will start carrying a drug that firefighter/paramedics have been carrying for decades. The extra seconds afforded because police officers often arrive a few minutes before the rescue ambulance arrives is […]

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