WBGO Journal Podcast

Idleness Puts NJ Youth At High Risk For Opioid Addiction


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Years after the Great Recession there is one age group still having a really tough time getting traction. Across the country there are over five million 16 to 24 year olds who are neither in school nor working. This idleness, experts warn, puts these young people at an increased risk for opioid addiction. For this first edition of WBGO NEWS INVESTIGATES, Bob Hennelly went to Cumberland County where over 1 in 5 of young people find themselves idle and opioid addiction is taking a terrible toll.
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