Father walks with son through a life of mental illness
Family & Children's Services: Has 49 programs to help children and adults with mental health, substance abuse and family services. The agency has locations in Tulsa, Broken Arrow and Owasso. Call 918-587-9471 for an appointment or call COPES at … Read more on Tulsa World

Kids With Family History Of Substance Abuse Have Brains That Must Work …
Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center found that kids with a family history of alcohol or other drug use disorders — shorted to FH+ — were more likely to exhibit impairments in the forebrain area. The forebrain is the big … Read more on Medical Daily

New challenges arise in prescription drug abuse treatment
You should also be considering whether the patient has a history themselves of addition or if there's a family history of addiction.” Genovese points to a stat by the Arizona Department of Health Services, saying doctors wrote 82 prescriptions for … Read more on Tucson News Now

Couple guilty of pimping teens, not guilty of pimping rehab patients
A jury found a South Florida couple guilty of pimping out underage teen girls in Palm Beach County after deliberating for about two hours Thursday. Dontavious Mingel Blake, 33, and Tara Jo Moore, 27, of West Palm Beach, were found guilty of two counts … Read more on Sun Sentinel

'Alternative' cancer center ordered to stop operating from Tulsa hotels
An “alternative” cancer treatment center that shut down in 2013 following a federal investigation was ordered this week by the Oklahoma State Department of Health to stop operating out of two Tulsa hotels after the death of a person identified as a … Read more on Tulsa World

Sober Trans Housing
Besides struggling to accept themselves, which is hard enough, transgender individuals face higher rates of suicide, homelessness, addiction and discrimination. And when it comes to … While many treatment centers and sober houses claim to be gay- and … Read more on Huffington Post

Cherokee Nation opens new recovery center for adolescents
… death from drugs, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Dry said research varies on rates of substance abuse among native people, but those who need help will find proven methods at Jack Brown Center. “This is quality, evidence-based … Read more on Tulsa World

Prevalence of dyslipidaemia and associated risk factors among Balearic Islands …
There is no evidence that diagnosis and treatment in childhood and adolescence improves long-term primary outcomes; however, several previous studies have shown that ~50% of children with high lipid and lipoprotein levels, abnormal levels will persist … Read more on Nature.com

Lawsuit: Gay Inmates Placed in Solitary Confinement, Subject to Discrimination
Educational programming, like occupational and vocational classes, for example, are only offered to non-GBT inmates, as are drug rehabilitation programs (even when GBT inmates must participate in such programs as part of their sentence), and religious … Read more on RH Reality Check

Alcohol Awareness Month: Alcohol is the deadliest drug for teens
In a recent national survey of parents and teens by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 33 percent of teen partygoers have been to parties where teens were drinking alcohol, smoking pot, or using cocaine … Read more on Journal Times

Drug awareness rave presents fun alternatives
“It's a fun way to celebrate after working really hard so far this semester while also giving facts about substance use and making students aware of the value of safety,” she said. RHA is dedicated to providing students with information necessary for … Read more on UCA Echo

Little is revealed about Oklahoma execution protocols pending appeal of ruling
The state of Oklahoma has until the end of the month to appeal the ruling by District Court Judge Patricia Parrish. Her ruling found that concealing key facts about the execution drugs is "an unconstitutional denial or barrier" to the inmates' rights … Read more on Tulsa World

Kadian Withdrawal and Kadian Detox

Oktaha students get star treatment after rescuing Missouri couple
Oktaha students get star treatment after rescuing Missouri couple. Story · Comments · Image (1). Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Previous Next. Oktaha.JPG. Oktaha High School students Brandon … Read more on Tulsa World

Wastewater, solids spill from Richlands treatment plant
About 10,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater and solids spilled from Richlands Wastewater Treatment Plant into Squires Run on Thursday — the second spill from that plant into Squires Run since early January — according to an Onslow Water and … Read more on Jacksonville Daily News

That Time a Wastewater Treatment Plant Canceled Our Date
In an effort to bring some “alternative” Valentine's Day activities to NYC, the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brooklyn planned to host tours of the facility including the landmark disaster eggs on the most romantic day of the year. With … Read more on New York Observer

Question by Bryson: Why do drug addicts think they are better than everyone else when they quit drugs for a few months?
My brother is like 20 and he had been on pretty strong drugs since high school. Now, he has been going to “counseling” and stuff and he has not used drugs (supposedly) in a few months. I think he is jusy playing the game though to get money and stuff from my parents, but that’s another story. Anyway he acts like he is better than everyone now, like he is such a great guy. He talks sh*t about my girlfriend behind my back saying that she is a drunk and all kinds of things. Have you known any people like this and why do they become like this? I honestly think he is still on something but “counseling” has taught him how to lie about it better.

Best answer:

Answer by Filipino Supremacist
Yes, it reminds me of the republican party.

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Drug-abuse counselor dies 5 years after neighbor's meth-lab fire
A former drug-abuse counselor in Tulsa, Cain had been injured in 2009 in a fire at her apartment complex. The blaze, started by a meth lab, destroyed part of the complex and left two uninvolved people dead. Cain, who also wasn't involved, was rescued … Read more on Tulsa World

Addiction counseling in demand in Oil Patch
Addiction counseling in demand in Oil Patch. DICKINSON, N.D. – Although down one-third of its staffing, the need for substance abuse counseling provided by Badlands Human Service Center in Dickinson has increased with the area's growing population. Read more on In-Forum

Amanda Bynes agrees to counseling in bong-tossing case
Amanda Bynes has found a dope way to stay out of the joint. The out-of-control actress, who was accused of smoking pot in the lobby of her former Manhattan building and hurling a bong from her high-rise apartment, agreed Friday to see a counselor twice … Read more on New York Daily News