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As Heroin Crisis Escalates, State of Illinois Falls to 3rd Worst in Providing Treatment

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2015.  While the heroin-use crisis in Illinois and the nation continues to grow, the state is falling alarmingly far behind the rest of the country in providing treatment for users who need help in overcoming addiction, a new study by Roosevelt University shows.

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A review of treatment capacity finds Illinois, in just five years, fell from 28th in the nation to 3rd worst in the nation, ahead of only Texas and Tennessee, in…

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