Emotion Well
Fact Check on the Opioid Epidemic
Hannah McMunn is a Prevention Specialist with Employee and Family Resources. A large part of her role on the Prevention Team is to provide resources and programming around the opioid epidemic in Jasper County, Iowa.
Oftentimes people view legal drugs as much safer and less harmful than illegal drugs but in recent years, the opioid epidemic has proven that prescription pain medication can have just as many health consequences and can be just as dangerous and deadly.
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Podcasts Sources:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html
Partnership for Drug Free America PSA from 1987: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOnENVylxPI&list=PL08OrAWRwrDlQ_GicxkT6Ev-QKvniaNzP
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/opioids/data.html