U.S. News: Report: as Parents Abuse Opioids, Their Children Suffer
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
report released on Tuesday from the University of New Hampshire is shining a light on those living in the shadows of the state's opioid epidemic: the children who live with their parents' addictions.
The study said the number of children or youth removed from parental care increased by nearly 200 from 2012 to 2016, and cases that included a substance-related allegation doubled from 30 percent to 60 percent. The Carsey School of Public Policy conducted the research and consulted several child welfare organizations, including the Division of Children, Youth and Families, and more than 40 experts from New Hampshire.
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