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How Does The Opioid Epidemic Affect Schools?

The opioid epidemic is ravaging communities across America. One of the many places it’s having an impact is the nation’s schools.

Increasingly they must deal with trauma this impact is having on children.

Politico reporter Kimberly Hefling has taken a look at how cash-strapped schools are struggling to help children. She joined The Show to talk about what she found.

Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.