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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 2022, there were 51,435 overdose deaths overall in 30 jurisdictions and 81.8 percent of those deaths involved at least one opioid, according to data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. 

Opioid dependency has disrupted public safety – increasing the burden on law...

Safe Routes Program

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