CHILDREN
Can You Break the Family Cycle of Addiction?
Addiction is a multi-faceted, complex crisis, brought on by several factors and perpetrated by several more. It goes without saying that addiction is a complicated affliction, or else it would not be so difficult to overcome.
Thousands of Kids Have Fallen Prey to Fatal Poisonings on Opioids
In December of 2018, Yale University released a research paper that outlined the effects of the opioid epidemic on our nation’s children. When we look at the opioid problem, we almost always look at the adults who are addicted to these drugs, who lose their lives from these drugs.
The Average First Age of Drug Use: A Crucial Number in Addressing the Drug Crisis
When we consider the prospect of young adult substance abuse, many factors must be kept in mind. When young people misuse drugs and alcohol, they take on pretty serious risk, potentially even more risk than any other age range does.
Drug Epidemic is Breaking our Foster Care System
National data doesn’t tell us how many children are removed from their homes because of a parent’s addiction. And there’s no national standard for how states report substance abuse and child neglect. But many state officials agree the surge in foster care cases is a result of the drug epidemic.
