by The Mental Health Blogger | Dec 17, 2023 | Addiction, Oklahoma, SAMSHA, Substance Abuse
SAMHSA fentanyl awareness youth challenge The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) seeks the best ideas from U.S. youth, aged 14-18, on a community strategy to increase youth awareness, education, and prevention around the dangers of...
by The Mental Health Blogger | Sep 19, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Substance Abuse
The number of pregnant women in Oklahoma diagnosed with substance use disorder has increase fourfold in Oklahoma since 1999. urrently, Oklahoma county law enforcement are charging pregnant women and women who have recently given birth who have a substance use disorder...
by The Mental Health Blogger | May 15, 2023 | Substance Abuse
Vending machines Now Distribute LIFEsaving supplies to help fight OVERDOSE epidemic The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) launched a campaign last week to provide Oklahomans with life-saving resources to prevent opioid and...
by The Mental Health Blogger | Mar 14, 2023 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
The Choctaw Nation will host a special, two-day seminar, “Navigating Mental Health and Substance Abuse Conference”, later this month. The conference, which kicks off at 8 a.m., Thursday, March 30 and runs through 3:30 p.m., Friday, March 31, is free and...
by The Mental Health Blogger | May 10, 2022 | Addiction, overdose, Substance Abuse
May 10 is National Fentanyl Awareness Day Overdose deaths have skyrocketed in recent years, largely due to the influx of fentanyl – a synthetic opioid – being mixed into illicit and counterfeit drugs. In response, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has declared...
by The Mental Health Blogger | Nov 3, 2021 | Addiction, Substance Abuse
The last gift Mark and Shana McKenzie got to buy for their daughter Hannah was a headstone for her grave. “As our only child, she was our only world” Mark McKenzie said. “Everything we did revolved around Hannah.” McKenzie addressed a group of...
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