‘We Have All These Kids Who Are In Survival Mode’: Elementary Schools Adjust To Accommodate Generation Born Into Opioid Epidemic

In towns hit hardest by the opioid epidemic, elementary schools are in many ways on the front lines of the crisis. “My preschool teachers just started screaming, ‘We have these kids, their behavior is off the wall and none of the traditional measures are working,’” said Marin Applegate, a psychologist for an Ohio school district. Meanwhile, a look at why Nebraska's attorney general hasn't joined in the legion of others suing Purdue Pharma.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2KgFfzw