Officials say Louisville is on track to meet established goals to address substance abuse in the city. The Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness in March released a plan to address drug abuse in Louisville. Input from Louisville Metro departments and programs contributed to the plan, which addresses substance abuse through prevention, recovery and public policy changes.
One priority of the initiative is to address substance abuse among young people. When kids face adversity at a young age, their health and quality of life can be affected later in life, officials say.
“Adverse childhood experiences have been shown to be associated with an increased risk for depression and suicide, smoking, illicit drug use (including intravenous drug injection) and alcoholism in adulthood,” the city’s plan reads.
[For more on this story by Lisa Gillespie, go to http://wfpl.org/city-is-making...abuse-officials-say/]
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