Thursday, July 28, 2022

Jewish communities grapple with addiction as fentanyl crisis ravages US

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-communities-grapple-with-addiction-as-fentanyl-crisis-ravages-us/

There is no reliable data on Jewish drug use, since official sources don’t track religion, and many people in the community hide their abuse, but treatment providers said rates are similar to other groups. Amudim has had over 2,100 opioid cases since 2014, said its CEO, Zvi Gluck. A UJA-Federation of New York survey on the impact of COVID-19 on Jews in New York City and its suburbs found that 10% of Jewish households reported a substance abuse problem. Nine out of ten of those households said they were not seeking help for the problem.

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