DIXON, Ill. (WIFR) – An initially in the nation, the city of Dixon declares itself a Healing Friendly Neighborhood after more than 100,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. in the last twelve months alone.
The Dixon Authorities Department shared Saturday’s pronouncement through Facebook with a message in uniformity with the city’s concepts on drug abuse healing:
” Behind every death, there is a household. In 2015, more than 100,000 individuals lost their lives to a drugoverdose Compound Usage Condition and mental disorder are 2 of the most vital concerns dealing with every neighborhood. We are here to aid. Dixon has formally end up being the first neighborhood in the nation to embrace this Healing Friendly Neighborhood Pronouncement.”
The pronouncement details what the city is doing to assist those in the healing neighborhood, and those looking for aid through its 2015 Safe Passage Effort, 2018 Job OPEN (Opioid Avoidance Engagement Network), the facility of healing houses, Naloxone training, and its 2021 Healing Friendly Office Effort.
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