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Advocates for those battling substance abuse disorder and some suburban lawmakers are supporting a proposal that would create a save haven for opioid users. Supporters say it would stem the rising tide of deadly overdoses and offer drug users a gateway to treatment.
A key tenet of harm reduction is meeting people who use drugs where they’re at. The coronavirus challenged advocates’ ability to do just that, prompting them to think differently about how they provide and deliver services.
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After son s overdose death, West Dundee family launches initiative to raise money, awareness
After her son, Mathew LeBlanc, died of a drug overdose last May, Nicole Caceres of West Dundee and her family launched a T-shirt business to raise awareness and money for drug prevention organizations. John Starks | Staff Photographer
Mathew LeBlanc s original artwork adorns the walls of his family s West Dundee home.
A framed printmaking piece in the foyer. A high school self-portrait in his childhood bedroom. A detailed drawing of musician Tom Waits above his bed, created entirely with a ballpoint pen.
LeBlanc s talents were vast and his personality extraordinary, his mom, Nicole Caceres, said. He kept notebooks full of whimsical drawings. He made jewelry, like the ring she was wearing proudly on her finger. He could juggle and walk on his hands and dice an onion in under a minute. And he had a way of connecting with students while substitute teaching, hop