The goal of "Play it Forward" is to provide students and other WUSB listeners information about the dangers of opioid abuse and about treatment and support, its founder said. The show airs every other Friday from 1 to 2 p.m.
A new report found that in 1999, about 5% of the 175 deaths from opioids among children and teens were from fentanyl. By 2021, it was up to 94%, or 1557 out of 1657 opioid pediatric deaths.
The pandemic sparked an unprecedented mental health crisis, public health experts said, and stressed and isolated people turned to alcohol and drugs to ease their pain.