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Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS), 2023
Despite the elevation of the opioid crisis in the U.S. to the level of a nationwide public health emergency in 2017, the number of opioid-involved overdose deaths has continued to rise. The impact of the opioid epidemic extends well beyond the tragedy of fatal overdose. Nonfatal overdose can result in brain injury and permanent disability, and…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Drug Addiction, Drug Abuse, Prevention
US Department of Education, 2007
"The Challenge" provides information and resources to help schools create safe and healthy learning environments for students. Articles in this issue include: (1) Research Shows Consequences of Drug Abuse on the Teenage Brain (Don Vereen); (2) Interview: NIDA [National Institute on Drug Abuse] Director Discusses Drug Abuse among Teens; (3) Know…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Adolescents, Prevention