opioid

Initiatives by the USDA seek to combat the rural opioid epidemic.  Announced Monday, two programs by USDA were formed to strengthen outreach and education resources at the local level to combat the epidemic.  USDA says opioid addiction, including heroin and prescription drug misuse, is a fast-growing problem that played a role in more than 28,000 deaths in 2014.  Accordi...

On Thursday, the House passed the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act.  The Legislation works to combat what Representative Dan Newhouse calls the opioid epidemic in urban and rural America.   “By establishing a comprehensive streamlined abused grant program that encompasses of new and existing programs which includes vital training, resources for first responders," Newhouse said.   He a