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SD Heroin Overdose Death Spurring Action

SD Heroin Overdose Death Spurring Action

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A heroin overdose death in a small South Dakota town is causing state wide reactions.
Attorney General Marty Jackley says 34 year old Nathan Herman of Selby died from an overdose of the illegal drug.
Jackley says it shows that we are not immune from that type of drug abuse….

Jackley says it is time for more of a public private initiative to address the spreading problem….

Jackley says the drug supply lines to the state continue to grow….

Jackley says there were forty two accidental drug overdose deaths in 2014, several involving heroin.

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