Items Tagged with 'drug addiction'

Rural America has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic, and sheriffs say drug intervention centers can be the solution to lower overdose deaths that are consuming people of all ages and demographic groups.

The White House is out with a new plan for addressing drug addiction in rural areas, and farm group leaders are hopeful the news will lead to a better approach to dealing with issues like the opioid crisis. 

American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall and U.S. Drug Czar Jim Carroll talk about the crisis of drug addiction in this opinion piece.