https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&From=RSS&ID=394632&GUID=72A270C5-DE86-42C2-845B-08758FED72E7Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2238171&GUID=6A3C5888-ADC2-4D57-AAC6-4BC2A3FD586B6A3C5888-ADC2-4D57-AAC6-4BC2A3FD586B-2023-01-30-17-07-16File #: 15-2114<br />Ver.: 1<br />Agenda #: <br />Type: Resolution<br />Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION REQUESTING A HEARING OF THE LEGISLATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS OPIATE/HEROIN ADDICTION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND HEALTH SYSTEMS WHEREAS, the opiate/heroin crisis in Illinois calls for practical public health and public safety solutions, including broad-based and coordinated prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies, and WHEREAS, Cook County, as with the whole region, has a growing opiate/heroin addiction problem; WHEREAS, opiate/heroin addiction costs Cook County millions of dollars in healthcare and public safety spending yearly; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Department of Corrections processes 200-300 individuals per day, houses over 8,000 detainees at any given time, and sees more than 100,000 admissions per year; and WHEREAS, seventy-four percent (74%) of these detainees screen positive for various types of drug use, and WHEREAS, the Cermak Health Services manages over 500 opiate/heroin detoxes a month; and WHEREAS, many detainees have multiple opiate/heroin detoxes in a yea<br />Action: <br />Result: ResolutionMon, 30 Jan 2023 17:07:16 GMT