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Social Workers and the Opioid Epidemic

Not so far away from the daily lives of most Americans is a growing crisis: the opioid epidemic. Government reports show that from April 2020 to April 2021, more than 100,000 people died from drug overdoses. These numbers donโ€™t account for the people who have been lucky enough to survive, yet are still battling addictions to dangerous drugs.