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Governor Pritzker Signs Executive Order to Fight Opioid Crisis and Reduce Racial Disparities

Smart Alert Volume XIII Issue XX- Executive Order regarding Opioid Crisis

“Building on the state’s commitment to address the opioid crisis, Governor Pritzker signed Executive Order 2020-02 on January 27, 2020 to better address racial disparities in responding to the opioid crisis by establishing the Governor’s Opioid Overdose Prevention and Recovery Steering Committee. Illinois is also dedicating $4.1 million state dollars to expand recovery and prevention services for individuals with opioid use disorder in all corners of the state.”

Executive Order on Opioid Abuse