How Does The Opioid Epidemic Affect Schools?

Published: Monday, June 18, 2018 - 2:52pm
Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 1:39pm
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The opioid epidemic is ravaging communities across America. One of the many places it’s having an impact is the nation’s schools.

Increasingly they must deal with trauma this impact is having on children.

Politico reporter Kimberly Hefling has taken a look at how cash-strapped schools are struggling to help children. She joined The Show to talk about what she found.

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