To the Editor:

For families across America, especially in rural communities and small towns like ours, the overdose crisis is not something we read about in headlines. It is personal. It is showing up in our homes, our schools, our hospitals and our neighborhoods. And while families are doing everything they can to hold their loved ones together, the federal government is pulling back funding from the very programs that are keeping people alive.

In areas like ours, we already face limited access to addiction treatment, mental health care, peer support and…

May 6, 2026