(AP file photo) A pharmacy technician in Oklahoma with hydrocodone and acetaminophen tablets, also known as Vicodin. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a series of community meetings to discuss opioid addition in rural areas, including an April 11 event at the Utah Capitol. Anne Hazlett, assistant secretary for rural development at USDA, said the meetings are part of a new push by the agency to address the deadly crisis, which, Hazlett said, “has hit rural America particularly hard.”
Luke covers health issues. A Humboldt State University graduate, he worked for newspapers in Idaho and his native California before joining The Tribune in 2017 as a breaking news reporter. He’s a cyclist and a Sacramento Kings fan.