How to talk to your kids about opioids
- Written by Margie Skeer, Associate Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine; Interim Director of the Health Communication Program, Tufts University
Talk it out.Iakov Filimonov/shutterstock.comBy now, most people are aware of the enormity of the opioid epidemic. In 2015, over 33,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose – more from opioid pain relievers than heroin.
Just because someone experiments with opioids doesn’t mean that he or he will become addicted. However,...