by The Mental Health Blogger | Jul 31, 2025 | Addiction, Oklahoma
What Is Solitary Drinking? A new study highlights the crisis of solitary drinking in the United States. The following data from the study is for Oklahoma. Solitary drinking refers to consuming alcohol alone, typically to cope with stress, anxiety, loneliness, or...
by The Mental Health Blogger | Jul 18, 2025 | 988, Oklahoma
178,000 Oklahomans served by 988 in three years. This month marks the third anniversary of Oklahoma’s launch of 988, the state’s simple, three-digit mental health lifeline. Since going live, the service has helped connect more than 178,000 Oklahomans to prompt,...
by The Mental Health Blogger | Jun 19, 2025 | Oklahoma
Holdenville, Oklahoma | Rural Hughes County Commonwealth Fund’s 2025 State Health System Performance Scorecard A troubling new reality check has landed in the form of the Commonwealth Fund’s 2025 State Health System Performance Scorecard. Oklahoma finds itself nearly...
by The Mental Health Blogger | Jun 18, 2025 | Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s Rising Cocaine Crisis: What the 2024 Drug Threat Assessment Reveals This week, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD) released its 2024 Drug Threat Assessment, a sobering 89-page report that paints a troubling picture of the...
by The Mental Health Blogger | Jun 9, 2025 | Oklahoma
WHY IT MATTERS TO OKLAHOMA HB 2784 Why It Matters for Oklahomans Faster, coordinated emergency response Saint Francis will serve as the primary destination for the region’s most serious emergencies, improving outcomes through rapid trauma care. Specialists’ available...
by The Mental Health Blogger | Jun 4, 2025 | Oklahoma
Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act IN MOTION READ THE LETTER Attorney General Gentner Drummond joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general calling on Congress to pass legislation that would directly impact Oklahoma youth vulnerable to substance...
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