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intheflow

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1. I'm a public librarian and I say good on Illinois!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 10:37 AM

Dec 29

We begged and pleaded for years for these meds to be administered by staff but only were able to get them after they became over-the-counter. How many people OD in our bathrooms? Sometimes (around 2020) it was as high as 1x a week. That's been cut down significantly.

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Public libraries in Illinois now required to store anti-opioid overdose medications after a series of near-deaths [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 29 OP

I'm a public librarian and I say good on Illinois! intheflow Dec 29 #1

Wow, how terrible! Glad people can mostly be helped in time now electric_blue68 Dec 29 #2

They've been in our public libraries for years. SergeStorms Dec 29 #3