ADDRESSING THE TWOFOLD EPIDEMIC OF RX PAINKILLER AND HEROIN ABUSE
Reducing Supply + Reducing Demand = Saving Lives
Someone in the U.S. dies of a drug overdose every 20 minutes – and the clock is still ticking. Prescription painkiller and heroin abuse, further compounded by a recent influx of illegal fentanyl, has created a public health crisis throughout our community.
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View the Drug Abuse Treatment, Morbidity, and Mortality Statistics for the Eastern District of California.
Adapted from Ventura County Behavioral Health / www.venturacountyresponds.org