Trump declares the opioid crisis a public health emergency. 

August 31st, 2017 Overdose Awareness Day.

 

 

I went to a round table gathering on August 24th, 2017 with several other Police Chiefs and Dignitaries from my home State of Illinois.  We focused on the Heroin Epidemic and brainstormed what we can do to solve the problem. 

We have answers its if we can get certain laws passed through legislation.  Until then it is up to each community starting with the leaders of every police organization to educate your community on this problem.  Be very proactive against the dealers that are putting this drug in the hands of the addicts and help the addicts recover.  Please as a Police Chief I urge other Chiefs to speak to your members and get a plan to attack this epidemic.  Please reach out to me with any questions or suggestions.

Runner up for Illinois Officer of the Year (American Legion) very humbled to be a finalist July 14th, 2017.

Drug Deaths in America are Rising Faster Than Ever

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The

New York Times headline of June 6th, 2017 says it all:

“Drug Deaths in America Are Rising Faster Than Ever”

The accompanying story documents the steep rise in overdose deaths year on year since 1980 (around 10,000 deaths) – with the sharpest rise coming in the past few years (2017 projected to exceed 70,000).The direct culprits are street drugs heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanil. However, the root cause lies with prescription opioids supplied by the U.S. medical and pharmaceutical industries.

Today, more than 2 million Americans ages 12 and older suffer from opioid

Addiction. Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death, with more than 40% of those fatalities traced to opiates. According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, between 1999 and 2008, the sale of prescription pain relievers, rates of admission to substance abuse

treatment centers, and number of deaths due to opioid overdose rose in parallel with one another. This demonstrates a direct correlation between how we administer opioids to patients and the descent into addiction experienced by many as a result of these powerful medications.

Illinois passes bill to have all Police Departments to carry narcan.

 

Safe Passage Great Program

18 yer old no background sold heroin that caused a death sent to prison for 6 years.

prisonhttp://foxillinois.com/news/local/christian-county-judge-deal-heroin-go-to-prison

The above case is the consequences when you are an addict and sell to support your own habit.  I worked on this case personally.