LACONIA, N.H. (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton says the problem of substance abuse is hurting rural communities and left untreated will only get worse.
Clinton was kicking off a three-day swing through New Hampshire as polls show her once-commanding lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has evaporated in the state’s Democratic presidential primary.
Clinton is promoting a $10 billion initiative to address drug and alcohol abuse, which has roiled many rural communities in New Hampshire. She says the disease needs to be “interrupted and treated” and warns it’s “going to get worse” if the U.S. doesn’t address it.
Clinton was joined by Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, a Democrat who endorsed her over Sanders. She will pick up the endorsement on Friday of New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan.