As opioid overdoses surge in 5 neighborhoods, Chicago doubles down on solutions

The city's Department of Public Health said that on Saturday alone EMS responded to 50 overdoses. That number almost doubled compared to an average day of 27 last year.Outreach workers set up a table Thursday morning in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood to give away free Narcan and Fentanyl test strips to anyone who needs them.

North Lawndale is one of five neighborhoods in Chicago where health officials said they have seen an increase in opioid overdoses in recent weeks. Thirty-four percent of EMS calls for overdoses last year were in those same five neighborhoods. The list includes West Garfield Park, East Garfield Park, Austin and Humboldt Park.

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