Announcing the Launch of the #NoShame in my Game Campaign!
SAFE Project is excited to announce the launch of the #NoShame in my Game Campaign!Did you know 5.1 million young adults reported having a substance use disorder and 87% were untreated?The #NoShame campaign’s goal is to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health and substance use disorders that often prevents teens and young adults from getting the life-saving help they need. We are asking gamers (and our gaming allies!) to sign a pledge to speak up against online bullying when gaming and to be supportive of others who speak out about their own struggles with mental health and addiction. Together, we can end the stigma. Visit www.safeproject.us/noshame and sign the pledge.
Posted by SAFE Project on Wednesday, April 1, 2020
In 2017, 11.4 million Americans aged 12 or older misused opioids. The vast majority misused prescription pain relievers.
It was also the worst year for drug overdose deaths in U.S. history. More than 72,000 people died of overdoses — and two-thirds of those deaths were linked directly to opioids.
That means nearly 140 people died every day from a prescription or illicit opioid overdose.
The economic toll of opioid crisis is believed to have exceeded $1 trillion from 2001 to 2017.
If our nation is to reverse the opioid epidemic, we must treat it like the national emergency it really is and…
We must act along six fundamentally inter-related lines of action in our communities and on our campuses that are designed to…
Prevent additional people from falling victim to the disease of substance-dependence and…
Do a better job of treating those who have substance use disorder.
