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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.

Parents help parents with teens’ addiction

News | Sat, May 30, 2009 | Comments Comment on this article0

Pat and Vickie Nichols started Parents Helping Parents in 2003 to support parents who have recently learned they have a child who is abusing alcohol or drugs.

Insurer aid sought in smoking fight

News | Fri, May 29, 2009 | Comments Comment on this article14

If a new state effort works as planned, kicking the habit might soon be billable to insurers.

Smokers light up switchboard

News | Mon, May 18, 2009 | Comments Comment on this article23

Jackie Manes smoked for three decades but quit on a promise. He’d give up cigarettes if his dying father starting eating again.

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Cartel’s powerful weapons found Today at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 SEATTLE — Federal agents busted a drug-trafficking ring that distributed methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico in Washington state and carried unusually powerful weaponry, injecting a...
Advocates laud Oklahoma DUI penalties Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 TULSA — A new statute that boosts penalties for drunken drivers will fix a "gaping loophole” in Oklahoma law and make roads safer for children, authorities said Thursday. Senate...
Ft. Sill Marine charged in sex ring involving 12-year-old girl Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 12:00 AM | FORT SILL — The first of what may several charges against U.S. Marines accused of participating in a shocking sex ring involving a 12-year-old girl and a 33-year-old woman was filed in...
Oklahoma's alcohol habits outlined in study Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 One in five adults aged 18 to 25 needed treatment for drug or alcohol abuse in 2007, according to a study released this week by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The...
Judge allows Jeremy Mayfield to return to track Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A judge issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday to lift Jeremy Mayfield’s drug suspension, leaving the NASCAR driver free to race at Daytona this weekend. U.S....
Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denies clemency Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM | OKLAHOMA CITY Parole Board denies clemency The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has unanimously denied clemency for a 32-year-old man facing execution for killing two men in southern Oklahoma. The...
Budget woes may cut narcotics staff Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s budget woes could cut a third of the agents from a little-known unit that has played a key role in high-profile cases like Anna Nicole Smith’s...
New Jersey company to pay $1M on claims of supplying tablets to Oklahoma makers Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 12:00 AM | The owner of a New Jersey vitamin company has agreed to pay $1 million to the federal government to settle a civil complaint that included allegations he illegally supplied tablets to Oklahoma...
In brief: Crews find pilot’s body Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 EUROPE Crews find pilot’s body PARIS — Search crews in the mid-Atlantic have retrieved the bodies of the chief pilot of Flight 447 and a flight attendant, Air France said Thursday. The...
Cocaine production drops in Colombia, rises elsewhere Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 BOGOTA — Colombia’s coca crop shrank by nearly a fifth last year while cultivation of the bush that is the basis of cocaine rose in Peru and Bolivia, the two other coca-producing...
Norman forum aims at addiction Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 NORMAN — Addiction among senior citizens will be discussed at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Norman Regional Hospital Education Center, 901 N Porter Ave. Tiffany Couch and Janice Wilson of Norman...
HEALTH Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 Alcohol-related deaths increasing Alcohol-related deaths, heavy drinking episodes and drunken driving have been on the rise in college communities over the past decade, a new government study...
Around the majors: Manny Ramirez leaves early Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 Manny leaves early Manny Ramirez went silent. Then, Manny left the building. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ slugger made himself scarce in the clubhouse and didn’t talk to reporters as he...
U.N. reports decline in cultivation of opium and cocaine worldwide Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 U.N. reports decline in cultivation of opium and cocaine worldwide WASHINGTON — In its annual report on world drug use, the United Nations concludes that global markets for cocaine, opiates...
Agents will get new powers to fight drugs Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 WASHINGTON — U.S. immigration agents soon will get expanded powers to fight Mexican drug cartels, Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Wednesday. Under a new deal aimed at settling a...
Group seeks drug legalization in Oklahoma Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 A group of current and retired law enforcement and legal personnel claim they have the answer to ending the war on drugs. "We’re all calling for an end to drug prohibition. We want to...
Edmond man faces firearm, drug charges Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM | EDMOND — A 20-year-old man was arrested on complaints of kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon and cultivating marijuana. Jamie Martin Munoz, of Edmond, was in Oklahoma County jail Monday...
American testifies in slaying Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 12:00 AM | PERUGIA, Italy — An American college student accused of murdering her British roommate in Italy testified for the first time on Friday, offering an alibi for the night of the 2007 killing and...
JFK nephew is receiving treatment Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 12:00 AM | PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., who has struggled with depression, alcoholism and addiction for much of his life, said Friday that he has checked into a medical facility for...
District attorney discusses Edmond drug testing with officials Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 EDMOND — School board members have met with Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater to discuss a district drug-testing policy proposed last year. Officials said there are no immediate...
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