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Opioid Use Disorders and Family Crisis

September 28, 2021 Tagged With: alternative dispute resolution, Brenda Waugh, Emily Neely, Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts, opioid epidemic, substance use disorder

Legal Aid of West Virginia

Children whose parents or caregivers suffer from opioid use disorders are at risk for immediate trauma and negative health outcomes as well as lifelong consequences related to parental or personal opioid use. According to a 2019 report jointly produced by United Hospital Fund and the Boston Consulting Group, the rate of children affected by the opioid crisis in West Virginia was 5.4 percent in 2017— the highest rate in the country. Read the Full Story >>

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