Oklahoma Watch: Q&A With Oklahoma Mental Health and Substance Abuse …

Oklahoma Watch: Q&A with Oklahoma Mental Health and Substance Abuse …

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If the Legislature adopts Fallin's plan, White's department will use the added funding to open a new mental health crisis center, target prescription drug abuse, launch suicide prevention programs and expand counseling for disturbed children and their …
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Sheriff's office makes 3 heroin arrests

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Heroin has surpassed cocaine and crack as the drug of choice in Butler County, and with an addiction that attracts people of all walks of life, the Butler County Sheriff's Office is cracking down on dealers and users. The Undercover Regional Task Force …
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Schools looks to fix problems causing dropouts

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After dropping out, Griffin became pregnant and eventually had six children, who were raised by their father, before drug addiction took over her life. "I had tried … "I was on my way to the dope house and asking God to help however he saw fit," she …
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