Linking arms to combat national substance abuse

Our nation is facing a national epidemic. While many may know that substance abuse is a major crisis in our country, few may understand the exact scope.

Drug abuse devastates communities, tears apart families and destroys lives.

Tragically, 47,000 Americans now lose their lives each year due to drug overdoses—a total that is higher than the fatalities in car accidents, which were formerly the number one cause of accidental deaths.

More than 18,000 of drug related deaths are caused by overdoses on “opioids,” which are a class of drugs commonly used to relieve pain, and many are highly addictive...