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Helicopters from North Dakota to fight drugs in Mexico
We're already doing it in North Dakota. The border plans that they all talk about, we've got troops down at the border flying helicopter missions from
North Dakota, from San Diego to the Gulf Coast trying to stop transnational criminal organizations from inflicting the invasion and the mass casualties in our state.
Source: Fox Business 2023 Republican primary debate in Simi Valley
, Sep 27, 2023
Remove shame and stigma from the disease of addiction
Addiction and mental health issues can keep us from reaching our fullest potential. Our state suffers from a behavioral health crisis, which carries significant negative impacts for our people--our families--and our economy. The First Lady has been
an incredibly courageous leader in addressing head-on the disease of addiction--with the goal of eliminating the shame and stigma of the disease of addiction so we can normalize the conversation like we do around any other chronic, progressive, and
ultimately fatal disease. In October, more than 1,200 people attended our second annual Recovery Reinvented summit in person or online--sharing best practices and further lifting the veil of shame and stigma. We're also seeing progress with
Free Through Recovery--a program that provides effective, community-based behavioral health services to help those involved with the criminal justice system and struggling with addiction.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to North Dakota Legislature
, Jan 3, 2019
Opioid epidemic threatens our way of life
Q: What can the state do to help deal with the opioid addiction crisis?Burgum: Drug abuse is skyrocketing in North Dakota. It's an epidemic that is hurting North Dakota families, employers, and taxpayers and threatening our way of life.
It's past time our attorney general begins making these issues a top priority, and as governor I look forward to working with him to address this important statewide crisis. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Working together across the
state, we need to invest more time, energy, and resources in prevention, and we need to treat addiction like the chronic disease that it is. As Governor, I'll work with communities, employers, and health care providers to restrict the supply of drugs
like meth, fentanyl, and heroin, fight the federal reimbursement incentives that are fueling the exponential rise in the abuse of highly addictive prescription drugs, reform our corrections system, and get people the help they need.
Source: Grand Forks Herald on 2016 North Dakota Gubernatorial debate
, Jun 25, 2016
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