What the evidence shows
State figures for September 2024 to September 2025 show 28,109 patients received opioid use disorder treatment and related services numbering in the tens of thousands, but prevention education reached only 11,029 school-aged youth out of 164,349 total individuals, not 100,000+ school-aged youth.
- California Department of Health Care Servicesdhcs.ca.gov
- Governor of Californiagov.ca.gov