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'There is no magic silver bullet': Nebraska State Senator on Whiteclay
KETVShe also would like to establish a drug and alcohol treatment facility for the area. The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha has already indicated an interest in studying the affects of fetal alcohol syndrome on the population.
KETV NewsWatch 7 reported on the seizures that a 4-year-old suffers because her mother drank on the streets of Whiteclay while pregnant.
An estimated one out of every four children on the Pine Ridge Reservation suffers from the alcohol-caused birth defect.
"I think people are starting to see it more as a public health issue now," said Esmeralda Bravo Ramos.
"If they decide it's time to declare a public crisis up there, that would be helpful," Brooks said.
KETV NewsWatch 7 reported on the seizures that a 4-year-old suffers because her mother drank on the streets of Whiteclay while pregnant.
An estimated one out of every four children on the Pine Ridge Reservation suffers from the alcohol-caused birth defect.
"I think people are starting to see it more as a public health issue now," said Esmeralda Bravo Ramos.
"If they decide it's time to declare a public crisis up there, that would be helpful," Brooks said.
