![Left: Laura Garcia with Illinois Department of Human Services, right: Chelsee Spinello, Sunshine Behavioral Health](/images/uploads/_small/21D0658A-36C7-4765-9762-B6407DA796EF_%281%29_1.jpg)
Best of: The state of the fentanyl crisis in Illinois
If you know someone is suffering from a substance use disorder, text "HELP" to 833234, or visit www.helplineIL.org.
If you know someone is suffering from a substance use disorder, text "HELP" to 833234, or visit www.helplineIL.org.
If you know someone is suffering from a substance use disorder, text "HELP" to 833234, or visit www.helplineIL.org.
As officials look for ways to stem the opioid epidemic, a lot of effort has been put into limiting narcotic prescriptions. But new research suggests underlying social issues -- like incarceration and poverty -- are linked to overdose deaths.