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Drug abuse

Supporting Youth and Families Impacted by Opioid Use

Overview

Opioid substance use disorders continue to negatively impact communities across America. In 2021, there were 80,411 reported overdose deaths with 75.4 percent attributed to opioids, that's up from 50 percent in 2019. 

Opioid dependency has disrupted public safety – increasing the burden on law enforcement as well as the healthcare, child welfare, and juvenile and criminal...

Safe Routes Program

Date Published
October 2017
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored