A Public Health Crisis In Rural America

Since the turn of the century, we’ve seen an interesting and troubling new trend — one that I don’t think anyone else predicted beforehand. And it’s only received mainstream attention in the past year or two. I’m talking about the simultaneous rise in mortality rates and decline of access to medical care throughout the rural United States, problems that have been exacerbated by the opioid crisis. I was reminded of this situation by some recent headlines from our Weekly News Wire articles: Premature Death Rates Rise In 20% Of Rural Counties Over The Past Decade and Methadone . . .