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USA. Chicago Activists Demand SCS at Overdose Awareness Rally

USA. Chicago Activists Demand SCS at Overdose Awareness Rally

On August 28, Chicago activists rallied at Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago, demanding that Illinois lawmakers take immediate action to prevent overdose deaths.

Illinois Harm Reduction & Recovery Coalition and 40 other community organizations were behind the event, which was timed for the week of International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31.

People who have lost loved ones to overdose addressed the rally, together with other advocates and officials including Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D). (Filter, USA, 31.08.2023)

https://filtermag.org/chicago-overdose-awareness-safe-consumption/