THE STATE OF NEBRASKA HAS LAUNCHED A NEW CAMPAIGN TO BATTLE THE INCREASE IN OPIOID DRUG ABUSE.
GOVERNOR PETE RICKETTS SAYS OPIOID ABUSE IS A “PLAGUE CROSSING OUR COUNTRY”:
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THE STATE HELD A SUMMIT ON COMBATTING OPIOID ABUSE LAST FALL AND MONDAY ANNOUNCED THE START OF A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON THE DANGERS OF THE DRUGS.
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG PETERSON SAYS THE CAMPAIGN IS CALLED “DOSE OF REALITY”, PREVENT PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLER ABUSE IN NEBRASKA:
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THE NEBRASKA BROADCASTER ASSOCIATION AND THE NEBRASKA PRESS ASSOCIATION HAVE COMMITTED TO PARTNER IN THE EFFORT BY CARRYING PREVENTION MESSAGES OVER THE NEXT 52 WEEKS.
