Materials and Tool Kits

Drug Facts and Readings

Resource links for exploring heroin information and facts for parent and youth awareness.

Online Webinars and Videos

Educational presentations of studies and real stories on the negative impacts of heroin use and abuse.

Heroin is an illegal, highly addictive opioid drug that has a rapid effect on the brain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2017, nearly 494,000 people in the United States reported using heroin in the past year and over 15,000 people died from drug overdoses involving heroin. 

(Source: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/heroin.html)

How do you go about taking action as a parent? Here are direct links to a few simple tool-kits you can use.

HEROIN