Boyd County is approximately 3 miles from the center of the US opioid epidemic.  Due to this, there are many outreach services in the area to rehabilitate those individuals seeking treatment for drug addiction.  The horticulture agent has partnered with the Pathways Agency to offer gardening programs to aid the participants of these programs in their rehabilitation process.  One gentleman in the program has raised plants from seeds to a small garden he cared for throughout the growing season and then harvested and preserved most of what he raised.  He attributes his process to learn the gardening techniques and raising a garden as playing a large roll in his recovery process.  This gentleman stated that "thanks to the gardening program and having a project to care for, I fully believe this is why I was able to achieve my 1 year sobriety coin."