Children of the Opioid Epidemic Are Flooding Foster Homes. America Is Turning a Blind Eye.
The first casualty of America’s opioid epidemic beyond the users themselves? The American family. As mom and dad are nodding out and overdosing in record numbers, the kids are going into an under-funded foster care system struggling to handle the sheer volume of children who need food, shelter, clothing, and above all, stability.
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Mother Jones
Published: Jul 31, 2017
Length: 10 minutes (2,539 words)