STRENGTHENING THE HEARTLAND

Given the unique risk factors associated with the agriculture industry, conditions are right for significant increases in prescription opioid misuse in North Dakota and South Dakota if more prevention efforts are not instituted. Strengthening the Heartland (STH) is dedicated to providing opioid education in rural communities, with particular emphasis on those in the farming/ranching industry, directly through a prescription opioid misuse prevention program and a public health campaign... Strengthening the Heartland (STH) developed through the collaborative efforts of faculty from South Dakota State University Extension and North Dakota State University Extension. With generous grant support from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Strengthening the Heartland is dedicated to providing services that prevent opioid misuse in rural communities across the Dakotas... Learn more about the Strengthening the..