Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"Alaska may be a rural state, but we are not shielded from this epidemic. . . . Opioid abuse in Alaska is devastating our communities throughout the state and has rapidly become one of our most pressin..."

"Our prescription opioid pain reliever overdose death was more than double the national average."

"Last year, Alaska Governor Bill Walker issued a State Disaster Declaration to address the growing opioid epidemic in Alaska."

"The rate of overdose deaths attributed to opioids has increased and, in many cases, has greatly exceeded the national average."