drug addition

The White House is working with rural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing substance abuse and addiction. The effort’s been a priority for farm country before the pandemic, including more awareness and increasing access to treatment. Jim ...

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. "

What are the challenges in combating drug addiction in rural America Stephanie Ho takes a look at what’s being done to help small communities nationwide. If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com ... Read More ...

White House Drug Czar Jim Carroll, says the amount of the synthetic opioid, Fentanyl, being mailed from China to the United States has decreased.  But the news is not all good.   "It's still getting here, so we're working hard with our law enforcement, God bless them, to stop the flow coming here," Carroll noted.  "But I ...

How is illegal drug use impacting rural America?  Ann Haslett, USDA's Assistant Secretary for Rural Development.   Nearly 64,000 Americans died from a drug overdose. And that is more than the number of people whose lives were lost either in car accidents or gun-related homicides. That's r...