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New Prescription Database Being Used by the Majority of Physicians 4 Aug 2012 | 10:33 pm
Five years ago, the Oklahoma Prescription Monitoring Program went online. It looks to be successful so far, with over three quarters of the doctors in the state using the database. The database is a...
Oklahoma State Law Enforcement Breaks Up Mexican Methamphetamine Ring 10 Jul 2012 | 01:22 am
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics announced on June 27th that they had broken up a major methamphetamine distribution network. The state agency served 15 search warrants and 40 arrest warrants. As of...
Oklahoma To Require Drug Testing For Welfare Recipients 25 Jun 2012 | 02:35 am
According to Reuters, the governor of Oklahoma signed a bill on May 16, 2012. It goes into effect on November 1, and will make drug testing mandatory for those who apply for welfare. Oklahoma is onl...
Oklahoma Now Number 1 In Painkiller Abuse 14 Jun 2012 | 05:07 am
The number of prescription painkiller deaths in Oklahoma has more than doubled in the past ten years. In 2010 there were 683 deaths from vehicles, and 739 deaths from drug overdoses. Vehicle fatalit...
Governor of Oklahoma Signs Bill to Reduce Meth Precursor Purchases 7 Jun 2012 | 09:32 pm
In May of this year, the Governor of Oklahoma, Mary Fallin, signed a bill designed to reduce methamphetamine production. The intent here is to cut down on the amount of pseudoephedrine that an indivi...
Oklahoma Bill Gives More Leeway to Employers In Regard To Drug Testing 31 May 2012 | 09:15 pm
With drug abuse costing U.S. companies $276 billion a year, the problem is evident. Add to that the high cost of replacing an employee due to drug use, and it becomes a real problem with regard to lo...
Prescription Drug Abuse Is At Top Of Problem List In Oklahoma 23 May 2012 | 06:24 am
The prescription drug abuse problem is so bad that it made page 1 on The Wall Street Journal in early April of this year. The “Journal” is a financial publication, and it says a lot that drug problem...
The Oklahoma Drug Problem Is Costing More Than the State Budget 11 May 2012 | 07:31 am
With a state budget of 6.7 billion dollars, and a drug addiction cost of 7.2 billion dollars, Oklahoma is in need of help. The direct cost incurred by the state is 1.8 billion, with the rest attribut...
