https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6387112&GUID=73CD00BD-7250-48C0-8BBC-798B2089487ALegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6387112&GUID=73CD00BD-7250-48C0-8BBC-798B2089487A73CD00BD-7250-48C0-8BBC-798B2089487A-2023-12-19-18-03-43Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE DEADLY FENTANYL EPIDEMIC WHEREAS, drug overdose or poisoning is the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45; and WHEREAS, nearly 70% of those deaths are due to Opioids, including Fentanyl; and WHEREAS, Fentanyl is up to 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than Morphine; and WHEREAS, more than 91% of Opioid overdose deaths involved Fentanyl; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed 2,000 Opioid overdose deaths for 2022, breaking the previous record of 1,935 set in 2021; and WHEREAS, Cook County has had two consecutive years of record high Opioid/Fentanyl overdose deaths; and WHEREAS, just over 70% of the overdose deaths were in Chicago; and WHEREAS, approximately 78% of the Opioid overdose deaths are male, African Americans make up 56% of the deaths, Latinos account for just under 15% and whites constitute 29% of the deaths; and WHEREAS, these numbers and statistics are staggering and alarming for countless residents in Cook County and beyond;Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:03:43 GMT