Help For Rural Communities Fighting Drug War

The White House's Office of National Drug control Policy has established a new Website to help rural leaders in the ongoing fight against drug addiction. 

It's the Rural Community Toolbox dot org, and local government officials can go to this one website and find the resources they need to get help to individuals in their community," Jim Carroll, the Trump Administration's Drug Czar.

"We brought together 16 federal departments and agencies specifically for rural America," Carroll continued. "And it's all sorts of assessments in there, data, background information, as well as recommend action stuff."

Carroll added there's also a website to help people find drug treatment.

"It's called find treatment.gov and its very simple," Carroll added. "It's completely anonymous, you type in your zip code, choose from a whole variety of drop down menus if you have insurance, you don't have insurance, and it finds state approved facilities in your area."

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