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Lawsuits against opioid distributors have materialized into an initial payout of $23 million in grants public bodies can apply for to support treatment and prevention.
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A new research project will look at addressing substance use problems disproportionately affecting Native American communities.
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The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is partnering with a local nonprofit to offer free mental health first aid trainings helping Oklahomans respond to signs of mental health and substance abuse challenges.
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Two new studies outline the massive financial, social and health care costs of America's gun violence epidemic on victims and the large pool of often forgotten survivors.
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The SIMS Foundation, co-founded by Alejandro Escovedo, launched a challenge to raise funds to make their services available to a wider audience.
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Drug overdose deaths in Oklahoma increased 91 percent over the last decade and a half, prompting the state to form a task force charged with a daunting…
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Local treatment center Valley Hope is hosting an event on Thursday known as "Hope for Recovery" at downtown Oklahoma City's Bicentenial Park to recognize…
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NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Director of National Drug Control Policy Michael Botticelli about how the plan to tackle heroin abuse shifts focus from punishment to treatment.
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In New Hampshire this week, Hillary Clinton veered from the stump speech for a somber discussion on substance abuse. Nearly everyone in the room had been affected by drugs.
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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has issued an executive order creating a special committee to develop reforms to how the state handles nonviolent offenders who…