FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS ADVISORY
August 15, 2017
Steve Marshall
For More Information, contact:
Mike Lewis (334) 353-2199
Alabama Attorney General
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
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ATTORNEY GENERAL STEVE MARSHALL TO CO-CHAIR NEWLY-CREATED
ALABAMA OPIOID OVERDOSE AND ADDICTION COUNCIL
(MONTGOMERY) – Attorney General Steve Marshall has been appointed by Governor Kay
Ivey to co-chair the newly-created Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council. The
Council, which was established by Executive Order on August 8, will examine the state’s opioid
crisis and identify ways to reduce its harmful impact on Alabamians.
“I am honored to have been selected by Governor Ivey to help lead this new council studying
the ongoing opioid crisis gripping our state,” said Attorney General Marshall. “Opioid abuse,
in the form of prescription opioids and heroin, has reached epidemic levels across the country,
and Alabama has more opioid prescriptions per capita than any other state. Opioid addiction,
including the use of deadly drugs like fentanyl, is killing Alabamians, destroying families and
placing others, including law enforcement, at risk. This crisis can no longer be ignored.
“I am committed to working with fellow members of the Council to develop a comprehensive
strategy to save lives by reducing and combating opioid addiction and promoting safer
methods of pain management. Our work will not be easy, but it must be undertaken with
urgency. I look forward to joining in this effort to remove the destructive scourge of opioid
addiction from our state.”
Governor Ivey’s Executive Order is attached here
501 Washington Avenue * Montgomery, AL 36104 * (334) 242-7300
www.ago.alabama.gov
