USDA Develops Digital Tool to Fight Opioid Epidemic

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the launch of an interactive data tool to display substance abuse data along with other public information, allowing local leaders to “build grassroots strategies to address the opioid epidemic,” the department said in its announcement. “Local leaders in small towns across our country need access to user-friendly and relevant data to help them build grassroots solutions for prevention, treatment and recovery,” said Anne Hazlett, assistant to the secretary for rural development. The tool is available to the public, and includes “socioeconomic, census, and other public information.”