Opioids & Vaping

According to the National Institute of Health's Institute on Drug Abuse,

"Every day, more than 115 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids.1 The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total "economic burden" of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and criminal justice involvement.2"

Those are strong words and staggering statistics. Learn more about this crisis and ways combat opioid abuse here:

• Letters to Teens

• Just Think Twice

Recently, the Food and Drug Administration announced that electronic cigarette use by youth has "reached an epidemic proportion." Please see below for more information concerning this potentially dangerous product.

NFHS Learning Center