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Addiction: Addictions to drugs and alcohol are often in the news, but this site also discusses addictions to gambling, nicotine, eating, Internet, and shopping. The effects of these addictions on others and treatment programs are covered.

For some Oklahomans, social media’s addictive

News | Sat, Oct 24, 2009 | Comments Comment on this article0

Brittany Prince isn’t afraid to admit it. She’s addicted. How much does she use? "I’d probably say at least 12 to 13 hours per day,” said Prince, a 21-year-old employee, student, Oklahoma City mom and Facebook user. "It’s bad.”

Oklahoma may miss $1M in taxes on tobacco

News | Sat, Oct 17, 2009 | Comments Comment on this article15

The Oklahoma Tax Commission is missing out on more than $1 million a month in tax collections by refusing to strongly enforce state tobacco tax laws, an Oklahoma City wholesaler has alleged.

Singer to discuss her family’s addiction fight in Oklahoma City

News | Sat, Oct 10, 2009 | Comments Comment on this article3

Back in what Neil Young once called "the old folkie days” of the early ’60s, budding musical star Judy Collins used to tour by all modes of transportation. Whenever she was on a train approaching Oklahoma, she would always "buy up extra drinks” before the bar closed down because liquor-by-the-drink was still illegal in the Sooner State.

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Meth rule tightens Oklahoma drug sales Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 Oklahomans who buy pseudoephedrine must now provide their birthdates, in keeping with a state law that took effect Sunday. Pseudoephedrine is a key ingredient for manufacturing methamphetamine, and...
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Colorado ski town’s voters could legalize marijuana Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Voters in this Rocky Mountain resort town will decide next week whether to legalize pot for all adults at a time when the movement to allow medical marijuana is gaining...
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AIDS experts say Russia needs new HIV strategy Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 09:06 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 MOSCOW (AP) — AIDS experts urged Russian officials on Wednesday to scrap their abstinence-based strategy for curbing the spread of HIV, saying the country's fast-growing epidemic could be...
AIDS experts say Russia needs new HIV strategy Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 09:05 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 MOSCOW (AP) — AIDS experts urged Russian officials on Wednesday to scrap their abstinence-based strategy for curbing the spread of HIV, saying the country's fast-growing epidemic could be...
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