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Alaska fighting fetal alcohol syndrome
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2001

The state of Alaska held its fifth annual Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Summit in Anchorage on Thursday.

At the conference, Gov. Tony Knowles (D) said he was requesting $7.8 million in the state's budget to fight alcohol-related disorders. Additionally, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has secured $30 million over five years for the problem.

Alaska Natives have a disproportionately high rate of FAS births. Nearly five out of every 1,000 have FAS.

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Federal funds to fight FAS (The Anchorage Daily News 11/16)