Teen pain, stress and inequality fuel the opioid crisis

Teen pain, stress and inequality fuel the opioid crisis

Getty Images Opioids are usually talked about like a “grown-up” problem –  an addiction that happens to stressed out adults with jobs and mortgages. But opioid misuse affects teenagers too, and more than people realize. It often doesn’t start with illegal drugs. For many teens, it begins with a prescription meant to treat pain after […] The post Teen pain, stress and inequality fuel the opioid crisis appeared first on Pleasanton Weekly.