Pages tagged: Chicago drug use

IL Cops Issue 'Shatter' Drug Use Warning

IL Cops Issue ‘Shatter’ Drug Use Warning

Nina Fenton
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The new drug “Shatter,” a/k/a butane hash oil, a form of concentrated THC, prompts Illinois State Police to warn residents.

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K2 Use Spikes ER Visits in Chicago

K2 Use Spikes ER Visits in Chicago

Nina Fenton
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The Illinois Poison Control Center reports a spike in emergency room visits by patients under the influence of the dangerous form of synthetic marijuana, K2 Spice.

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Chicago's West Side Drug Market

Chicago’s West Side Drug Market

Nina Fenton
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Chicagoans are consuming more than beer and deep dish pizzas these days; the city’s rapidly growing drug problem is being fueled by the West Side’s open-air drug market.

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Drug Use in Chicago

Drug Use in Chicago

Jared Rosenthal
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Chicago is a drinking kind of town. Apparently, it’s also a pill-popping, snorting, smoking and injecting kind of town, too.

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