Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month

Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month
Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month

NEBRASKA SENATOR

Drug overdoses are killing Americans. The numbers are stark. Annually, American deaths from fentanyl-laced pills and other drug overdoses are over double the number from car accidents, gunshots, and suicides. Drug misuse has killed more Americans than in all the wars the United States has fought since the end of World War II. As of 2025, an estimated 45 million people in the United…