What Do We Know About Social Workers’ Use of Heroin?

• By: S. Lala A. Straussner, PhD, LCSW Jeffrey T. Steen, PhD, LCSW Evan Senreich, PhD, LCSW
• April 16th, 2020
• addiction treatment, adverse childhood experiences, behavioral health, heroin use, mental health, opioid use, social workers, substance abuse
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Much has been written lately about the opioid epidemic in the United States. By and large, the vast majority of current opioid users are young, white males who use either heroin or fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid. But these opioid users are not only our clients, or potential clients. They are...