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Newly empowered by a new state law, a Douglas County team kicked off a renewed effort to try to prevent deaths from drug overdoses. Last year, at least 60 people

The Overdose Fatality Review Team plans to review overdose death cases in an effort to prevent more deaths. They're now able to share cases with partners because of legislation passed last year. The group said it would give them a clearer picture of the problem.

Nebraska is preparing to disperse hundreds of millions of dollars over the next two decades as part of a massive national opioid settlement from drug companies and distributors for knowingly flooding the market with addictive painkillers. But so far, that rollout seems to be slow going.

The Douglas County Health Department has been selected to receive a federal grant worth $890,000 a year for each of the next five years to strengthen overdose prevention efforts in

Xylazine is approved in the U.S. as a pain reliever and a sedative -- but only for large animals like horses.