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Psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” could be used under supervision in Illinois to treat mental illnesses and decriminalize the drug in medical settings. State Rep. La Shawn Ford is leading the effort.
Nearly 200 groups across Chicago are providing community-based mental health services in partnership with the Chicago Department of Public Health.
The training will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Aug. 31 at The Loretto Hospital. Behavioral health clinicians from the hospital and Maryville Academy will show participants how to administer Narcan, which can reverse the effects of an overdose.
To qualify for a free mammogram, patients must be 40 or older with no issues or symptoms and not have had a mammogram within the last year. To qualify for a pap smear, patients must be over 21 and not have had a pap smear in the past three years. Eligible individuals must live in one of the these ZIP codes: 60651, 60644, 60707, 60639 or 60635.
The West Side Heroin and Opioid Task Force offers training each month to help reduce the record number of overdose deaths.
Free packets of naxolone were distributed at an event held Monday at The Loretto Hospital to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The drug has saved many people from dying of a drug overdose.
The free event – held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at The Loretto Hospital – includes screenings, lunch, and a panel of experts.
On the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti and state Rep. La Shawn Ford discussed the ongoing epidemic, which has hit Austin and other parts of Chicago’s West Side especially hard.
West Side residents can take action to protect their friends, family and neighbors from this sweeping problem that’s more deadly than gun violence and motor accidents.
The Heroin Task Force will hold a town hall meeting Oct. 26 at Loretto Hospital.