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Omaha DEA: Millions of Lethal Fentanyl Doses Seized in Five State Region

By Julia Bertino, WHO NewsRadio

"The Drug Enforcement Administration Omaha Division seizes nearly 4.7 million lethal doses of fentanyl in both pill and powder form in 2022. Nationally, the DEA says their investigators reported seizing more than 379 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl in a 12-month span, enough to kill every American.

"The amount of fentanyl we've seized across our Division has far surpassed our totals from last year," DEA Omaha Divison Special Agent in Charge Justin C. King said. "In some states, our total tripled the amount reported in 2021. The lethality and seriousness of this drug can't be talked about enough. Now is the time for families to sit down and have conversations about the consequences that can come from taking this incredibly potent substance.

Fentanyl is a highly addictive man-made opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin. Just two milligrams of fentanyl, small enough to fit on the tip of a pencil, is considered a potentially deadly dose. Fentanyl is the primary drug threat in Minnesota and ties with methamphetamine as the number one drug threat in Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota."

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Marijuana Use Rises in Teens, How Schools Respond

By Christopher Stum, Nebraska TV Newsa

"According to a 2019 study from the U.S. Government, a growing popularity of vaping devices is now giving more youth and teens access to T-H-C vaping with nearly 4% of 12th graders saying they vape THC daily. And Because the American Academy of Child and Adolescents Psychiatry also reports access is now easier than ever before, they say teenage marijuana use is at its highest in 30 years.

"It's very prolific within our youth these days. It permeates like every student in our building and there's no profile at all", said Calvin Hubbard, Assistant Principal for Grand Island Senior High. It's a problem many Tri-City educators are wary about. We really just want to make sure that our kids are safe and that they're developing safe habits and behaviors and we know that if students are at school and under the influence, they're not safe and the rest of our student body is not safe" said Hubbard.

That's why schools are implementing educational courses as a part of their health education classes, starting as early as elementary school. The goal is to teach students about the negative side effects of long-term drug use and the consequences of having them."

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What's Happening at Coalition Rx?

Too Good For Drugs and Violence December Recap

Sometimes making decisions can be really hard! But, our 5th and 6th grade friends at Fremont Middle School learned to use the STAR method (Stop, Think, Act, and Reflect) when faced with difficult decisions! As well, we learned that the decisions we make impact our lives positively or negatively.

How good of a listener are you? Our kindergarten and 1st-grade friends at Washington Elementary in Fremont practiced their sharp listening skills, by listening to different noises, and guessing what they might be without seeing!

This exercise helped our friends understand that we must use both our eyes and ears to be good listeners and effective communicators with our peers and adults.

Our Offutt friends recently learned the importance of goal-setting, self-discipline, practicing our strengths, and what kinds of responsibilities it takes to reach your goals.

What better way to showcase your strengths and the goals that you have achieved than with a talent show!

One of our amazing students recited a poem in Chinese during the Offutt Youth Program strengths talent show!

Our 8th-grade students at Marrs Middle School recently learned about marijuana and the negative effects of THC on the developing brain and body.

Some of our Marrs TGFDV students during our Community Outreach day! What a great way to end the school year!

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