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Series Archives:Addicted Oklahoma

The two prescription painkillers most widely abused are hyrdrocodone, which factored into 153 drug overdose fatalities in 2010, and oxycodone, which contributed to 144. Drug overdoses now kill more Oklahomans than motor vehicle accidents, an average of two per day.
Posted inPublic Health

Prescription Drugs Drive Overdose Deaths

by Warren Vieth March 11, 2012October 28, 2019
Posted inPublic Health

The Cost of Oklahomans’ Addictions

by Jaclyn Cosgrove March 10, 2012October 28, 2019
Posted inPublic Health

Overdose Deaths Are Ninth Highest in US

by Warren Vieth March 7, 2012October 28, 2019
Posted inPublic Health

Oklahoma Makes Another Top 10 List

by Warren Vieth March 6, 2012October 28, 2019
Posted inPublic Health

Oklahomans Top List of Painkiller Users

by Warren Vieth March 6, 2012October 28, 2019
Posted inPublic Health

No Easy Fix for Prescription Drug Abuse

by Cary Aspinwall September 16, 2011October 28, 2019
Posted inPublic Health

Meth Users Spur Incarceration Rates

by Jaclyn Cosgrove April 28, 2011October 28, 2019
Teresa Malone will be eligible for parole in 2015, after serving roughly a third of her 35 years for possessing illegal drugs with the intent to distribute.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Public Health, Women in Prison

Meth Addict Serves 35-year Sentence

by Warren Vieth March 13, 2011October 28, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Women in Prison

Few Women Receive Rehab Treatment

by Ginnie Graham February 24, 2011October 28, 2019
Emily Linville sits inside Judge Sarah Smith's courtroom in downtown Tulsa on Jan. 10, 2011. After two years of being clean, Linville will graduate drug court next month. Linville fought an addiction to Lortab pills and was caught and given the option of attending treatment and drug court.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Women in Prison

DAs Pick Entrants to Drug Court Programs

by Ginnie Graham February 13, 2011October 28, 2019

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