Oklahoma tops in prescription painkiller abuse
Oklahoma tops in prescription painkiller abuse
Filed under: methamphetamine addict
The casualties of drug abuse are not just hard-core addicts who buy bootlegged meth, crack and heroin from street dealers. They're middle-aged and middle-class Oklahomans who start taking pain pills for bad backs and other injuries, never dreaming they …
Read more on Mansfield News Journal
State of Addiction: Cash-Strapped State Rehabs are Looking for a Fix
Filed under: methamphetamine addict
Dramatic TV news coverage can make it look like methamphetamine is Oklahoma's biggest drug problem. But Terri White, Commissioner of the state Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, says that's never really been the case.
Read more on StateImpact Oklahoma
Oklahoma agency seeks more funding to help addicts
Filed under: methamphetamine addict
21 in methamphetamine addiction, and in the top tier regionally in people who need substance abuse treatment and don't get it. White speaks like a physician when explaining how body chemistry varies in reaction to drugs and alcohol and how mental …
Read more on Tulsa World
Addiction and the Brain – Part 2 – Addiction (substance dependence) is a complex physical, emotional, and spiritual phenomenon. The brain is the primary target for substances of abuse and dependence. Understanding the structure and function of the brain is key to developing new therapies and medication. Katie McQueen, MD, is a nationally recognized expert in the field of addiction medicine. For this video, Dr. McQueen discusses the following: the role of dopamine and serotonin pathways, and how the emotionally and physically painful withdrawal process impacts decisions to seek treatment.
Find More Methamphetamine Addict Information…