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Panel highlights Will County overdose toll and urges local recovery supports
Summary
Panelists urged reducing stigma, staying present with people in pain and expanding local recovery supports after Delia told Homer Glen residents that Will County recorded 72 drug‑related deaths in 2025 and that at least one occurred in Homer Glen.
Delia, a licensed therapist who spoke to the Village of Homer Glen Behavioral Health and Addiction Recovery Committee, told attendees: "In Will County alone, 72 people died from a drug related cause in 2025." She said 31 of those deaths involved fentanyl or heroin and that some overdoses included xylazine, which complicates reversal with naloxone (Narcan). Delia added: "At least 1 of those 72 people died right…
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