Oklahoma City council and mayor vote on a MAPS 4 slate tomorrow that includes all 16 proposals with formal presentations at the special meetings. Allocations are based on an estimate that the temporary 1-cent sales tax will generate $978 million in revenue. If passed by council, the package goes to a Dec. 10 vote for […]
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Addressing homelessness
Community members gathered last week for an Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD) meeting to discuss homelessness. The community meeting included presentations from Homeless Alliance and the department’s Homeless Outreach Team. Homeless Alliance executive director Dan Straughan kicked off the meeting with a presentation on the various functions of his organization as well as statistics about […]
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Addictive account
Addiction’s cure is not as simple as strength, family or faith. It’s not just moral fiber, intellect or cunning that separates the victims of addiction from the survivors. If the solution was so simple, so easy to prescribe, then our fabulously funded pharmaceutical industry would have already discovered, distilled and dispensed the cure in pill […]
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‘Carolina’ calling
James Taylor and his All-Star Band 7:30 p.m. May 25 Chesapeake Energy Arena 100 W. Reno Ave. chesapeakearena.com 1-800-745-3000 $65-$450 The release dates of their respective debut albums are separated by nearly 50 years. One has a viral YouTube music video in which he vows to “get it on” like Marvin Gaye, and the other […]
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Stemming the tide
In April 2017, as the opioid crisis continued to ravage Oklahoma, the state’s Attorney General Mike Hunter stood beside two state lawmakers — Sen. AJ Griffin and Rep. Tim Downing — to announce formation of the Oklahoma Commission on Opioid Abuse. Three months later, a federal report issued by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental […]
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In Oklahoma, where the misuse and abuse of opioids is an escalating crisis, safe disposal is key to prevention
Seven pharmacies in the metro area have MedSafe drug disposal bins.
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The mother of OKC artist Spencer Mellow helps raise funds for the state’s only high school dedicated to sobriety
The mother of OKC artist Spencer Mellow helps raise funds for the state’s only high school dedicated to sobriety.
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Addiction poses threat to Oklahoma teens
The health department and local officials and organizations help teens struggling with addiction through programs and prevention tactics.
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Meat Puppets makes its Oklahoma City return a family affair
The Arizona-based 1980s and ’90s alternative rock band launched its first eastward tour in Norman.
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Nonprofit at forefront of opioid epidemic uses treatments that help reduce job loss, incarceration and family strife
“If you are worried about getting into treatment, this is the easy way in,” Nayfa said. “It’s keeping families together. It’s keeping people employed. It’s keeping people out of the criminal justice system. It is pretty amazing what treatment can do.”