K-O-C-O IS COMMITTED TO EXPOSING
EVERY ASPECT OF THIS
EPIDEMIC IN A SERIES OF SPECIAL
REPORTS, INCLUDING
TONIGHT'S 30 MINUTE SPECIAL. WE
STARTED THIS PROJECT WITH OUR
PARENT COMPANY, HEARST
TELEVISION,
AND OUR SISTER STATIONS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
THE GOAL IS TO SHED LIGHT ON
THIS
ISSUE.
IT'S A YEAR-LONG PROJECT TO SHOW
YOU HOW TO GET HELP, LEND A
HAND,
AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO
STOP
THE CYCLE.
ONE IN THREE MILLENNIALS SAY
THEY KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS
ADDICTED TO OPIOIDS OR
PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS.
THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND THAT MOST
PEOPLE BELIEVE TREATMENT IS THE
BEST OPTION.
EXPERTS SAY PEOPLE WHO MISUSE
OPIOIDS OFTEN GET THEM
FROM A RELATIVE OR FRIEND WHO
HAS A
PRESCRIPTION.
CLIP 1 - 12:39:28 "there are,
unfortunately though, those who
are basically a drug dealer with
a lab coat" :33 very small
amount of them but they're
absolutely out there and they
result in people being
overprescribed" :41
A METRO DOCTOR CHARGED WITH OVER
PRESCRIBING PATIENTS.
FIVE OF THEM DIED.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS
OPIOIDS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO
SOME OF THE DEATHS. IT'S
ESTIMATED -- THAT 91 PEOPLE DIE
- EACH DAY FROM AN OPIOID
OVERDOSE
IN THE UNITED STATES. OKLAHOMA
-- AT THE CENTER -- OF THE
STATE OF ADDICTION. KOCO'S
JONATHAN COOPER HAS THE
STORY.
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN DR.
REGAN NICHOLS - BOOKED INTO
JAIL,
ACCUSED OF OVER-MEDICATING
PATIENTS - LEADING TO THEIR
DEATHS.
SOT: 4:18 - 23: MIKE
HUNTER/ATTORNEY
GENERAL: "It is the intention of
our office to hold her
accountable for her actions."
ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE HUNTER -
ANNOUNCED FIVE SECOND DEGREE
MURDER CHARGES AGAINST THE
DOCTOR - AFTER A NEARLY
THREE-YEAR
INVESTIGATION BY SEVERAL
AGENCIES.
COURT DOCUMENTS REVEAL
AUTHORITIES FIRST BECAME AWARE
OF
NICHOLS IN MAY OF 2014 - AFTER A
CONCERNED PATIENT CONTACTED
THEM.
AGENTS STUDIED HER FORMER
PATIENTS AT SUNSHINE MEDICAL IN
MIDWEST CITY - AND DISCOVERED AT
LEAST 10 PEOPLE DIED AFTER
RECEIVING PRESCRIPTIONS
THROUGH HER.
AND INVESTIGATORS FOUND ENOUGH
EVIDENCE TO LINK FIVE OF THE
DEATHS
DIRECTLY TO NICHOLS. SOT: 2:55 -
05: "Three of the five
individuals
were prescribed by Dr.
Nichols, what is known as the
holy trinity, a
deadly three drug combination."
IN ONE
CASE - DOCUMENTS SAY A
55-YEAR-OL
PATIENT WAS GIVEN 510 PILLS OF
PAIN
ANTI-ANXIETY AND MUSCLE RELAXING
MEDICATIONS.
DOCUMENTS SAY THAT PATIENT DIED
THE SAME DAY AS SEEING NICHOLS.
BECAUSE OF THE DEATHS - NICHOLS
APPEARED IN FRONT OF A MEDICAL
BOARD
IN 2015 - AND SHE WAS PLACED ON
PROBATION.
JONATHAN COOPER, KOCO 5 NEWS.
OKLAHOMA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL IS
WORKING TO STOP OPIOID OVERDOSES
AND DEATHS. MIKE HUNTER AND
LAWMAKERS
ANNOUNCED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
FORM A COMMISSION ON
OPIOID ABUSE.
KOCO'S CRYSTAL PRICE WITH WHAT
THEY'LL DO.
OPIOID ADDICTION HAS KILLED
2,000
OKLAHOMANS IN THE LAST THREE
YEARS. CLIP 1121:23:20 if
nothing is done we are
going to continue to lose
friends, family and
loved ones :25 to addition and
overdose
:27 NOW THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS
JOINING FORCES WITH SENATOR AJ
GRIFFIN AND REPRESENTATIVE TIM
DOWNING - AS THEY'VE FILED A
RESOLUTION TO CREATE A
COMMISSION ON OPIOID ABUSE.
TAKE GRAPHIC THE 9 MEMBER
COMMITTEE WILL STUDY, EVALUATE
AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO
LAWMAKERS ON HOW TO FIGHT
OPIOID ADDICTION IN OUR STATE.
CLIP 12 21:32:05 first we've
got to understand
the problem :07 we need to have
good
data, we need to have facts and
figures EVEN
THOUGH THE STATE HAS MADE
STRIDE
WITH THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING
SYSTEM - SENATOR GRIFFIN SAID
OUR STATE NEEDS TO
MAKE SURE WHAT OUR STATE HAS IN
PLACE IS WORKING.
CLIP 12 21:35:58 we've got to
move a lot
faster :00 lives are at stake,
we've got to get
this done :03 CRYSTAL PRICE,
KOCO 5
NEWS.
THE U-S CONSUMES MORE THAN 99-
PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S
HYDROCODONE.
THE NUMBERS ARE CRAZY TO THINK
ABOUT.
LOOK AT THIS...
THESE ARE THE TOP THREE
COUNTRIES.
NUMBER TWO -- THE UNITED KINGDOM
--
USES ABOUT 200 KILOGRAMS A YEAR.
THE U-S -- AT THE TOP -- JUMPS
UP TO
ALMOST 80- THOUSAND KILOS.
SO, HOW ARE HYDROCODONE AND
OTHER OPIOIDS GETTING HERE ...?
WE WENT TO THE DRUG
ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION' TO
TRACK THE SUPPLY CHAIN.
HERE'S JESSICA SCHAMBACH.
RICHARD SALTER
CLIP 1 - 7:11 "the united states
got
flooded with opioids and that's
the problem." CLIP 1 - 6:35
"pharmaceutical companies - they
marketed these opioids
to be safe, non habit forming"
6:48 COMPANIES PUSHING PILLS..
AND DOCTORS OVER-PRESCRIBING.
RICHARD SALTER -- ASSISTANT
SPECIAL
AGENT IN CHARGE -- AT THE U-S
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DRUG
ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION. CLIP
1 - 17:09 "we're talking about
doctors out there who deal in
cash - who will trade all kinds
of things for pills and they're
just drug
dealers with a doctor's degree"
:23 IF NOT BY
PRESCRIPTION..
WORD OF MOUTH.
CLIP 1 - 15:58 "it's - i'll meet
you at the corner
of walk and don't walk and
deliver whatever it
is you want" 16:03 MEXICAN DRUG
CARTELS ALSO PUSHING PILLS IN
THE STREETS OF O- K-C. NOW,
ACCORDING TO THE D-E-A, IT'S
GETTING EVEN MORE DANGEROUS.
LAW ENFORCEMENT FINDING PILLS
LACED
WITH A SYNTHETIC OPIOID --
FENTANYL
-- WHICH IS 100- TIMES MORE
POWERFUL THAN MORPHINE.
CLIP 1 - 8:12 b/c they can order
fentanyl from
China fairly inexpensive
compared to what it
costs to produce heroin" 8:20
show map
SALTER SAYS THE SYNTHETIC OPIOID
HAS REACHED EPIDEMIC LEVELS IN
THE NORTHEAST.
OKLAHOMA-- RIGHT ON THE CUSP.
BUT THE USER MAY HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT
PILL THEY'RE REALLY GETTING.
file - 3/26 - JEFFREY VAUGHN
JUST LAST YEAR, THREE FAMILY
MEMBERS DIED IN THIS SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA CITY HOME.
AUTHORITIES SAY THEY OVERDOSED
ON COUNTERFEIT HYDROCODONE' --
THAT ACTUALLY CONTAINED
FENTANYL.
CLIP 1 - 8:21 "people tend to
think pills are
safe when in fact they're just
pharmaceutical
heroin" 8:26 IT'S NOT JUST
CARTELS
GETTING DRUGS FROM CHINA...
EVERYDAY PEOPLE ARE FINDING WAYS
TO ORDER ONLINE.
CLIP 1 - 16:24 "we have cases in
the united
states where we know they're
ordering
synthetic opioids from china :30
they can have
it delivered fed ex, ups, dhl -
right to their
doorstep" :34
THAT WAS JESSICA SCHAMBACH
REPORTING.
HERE'S ANOTHER JAW-DROPPING
STATISTIC--- SALTER SAYS THREE
OUT OF EVERY FIVE' HEROIN
ADDICTS STARTED
ON OPIOIDS.
A DANGEROUS STRAIN OF
NARCAN-RESISTANT HEROIN IS
BECOMING MORE POPULAR. NARCAN
CAN REVERSE THE
EFFECTS OF AN OVERDOSE. FIRST
RESPONDERS SAY THE NEW
STRAIN IS A COMBINATION OF
FENTANYL AND HEROIN.
IT'S LINKED TO DEATHS IN CHICAGO
AND PITTSBURGH.
IT'S A NEW DRUG THAT IS
LITERALLY A
KILLER COCKTAIL.
THE LATEST DRUG HITTING
AMERICA'S
STREETS IN RESPONSE TO THE
OPIOID CRISIS.
THIS DRUG IS SO STRONG IT CAN
KILL
THE USER QUICKLY.
THIS PICTURE SHOWS HOW MUCH
HEROIN AND FENTANYL IS
CONSIDERED A DEADLY DOSE. ON THE
RIGHT IS THE DRUG GRAY
DEATH.' SOME EXPERTS SAY THEY
ARE WATCHING FOR IT TO HIT
OKLAHOMA.
AS THE OPIOID CRISIS CONTINUES
IN OUR COUNTRY, USERS ARE
FINDING
IT HARD TO GET THE PRESCRIPTION
OPIOID DRUGS AND NOW grey
death..."its a
new heroin cocktail.
" "GRAY DEATH" IS SHOWING UP ON
OUR SHORES.
KIMBERLY FARRIS IS DIRECTOR OF
THE
ARC IN OKLAHOMA CITY. THEY HELP
PEOPLE DETOX BEFORE DRUG
TREATMENT PROGRAMS. SHE SAYS
GRAY DEATH IS SIMPLY A USER
LOOKING FOR THE NEXT THING.
"they are trying to enhance a
high" BUT IT'S INCREDIBLY STRONG
USING
CARTFENTYNAL --AN ELEPHANT
TRANQUILZER.
RICHARD SALTER, JR. / ASSISTANT
SPECIAL IN CHARGE 2:21
"carfentanyl is 10,000 times
more powerful
than morphine.
and that's huge" THAT'S RICHARD
SALTER WITH THE DEA HE SAYS IT'S
COMING IN VIA MAIL FROM CHINA.
OBN TELLS ME THEY HAVEN'T SEEN
ANY
CASES OF GRAY DEATH IN OKC. BUT
KIMBERLY FARRIS SAYS SHE
TALKING TO HER COLLEAGES IN
DALLAS.
"what we have found is whatever
is going on
there that if its not happening
in okc then its just around the
corner" AND SHE
SAYS IT'S DIFFICULT TO TREAT
SIMPLY
BECAUSE IT'S SO LETHAL. "people
aren't living long enough to
seek
treatment once they have tried
the grey
death"
THE TYPICAL TREND GOES, OHIO,
ATLANTA, DALLAS AND THEN OKC.
O-B-N IS AWARE AND WATCHING FOR
THE
DRUG COCKTAIL TO CROSS THE RED
RIVER.
A FRIGHTENING REAL-LIFE SCENARIO
FOR A CORONER'S OFFICE IN
WESTERN
OHIO.
THEY'VE RUN OUT OF SPACE FOR
BODIES BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN
OPIOID OVERDOSES.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS
YEAR IT'S HAPPENED.
THIS YEAR THEY'RE EXPECTING TO
DO 29-THOUSAND AUTOPSIES.
THAT'S A 50- PERCENT INCREASE
OVER LAST YEAR.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WANTS
TO USE PRISON TO HELP FIGHT THE
STATE OF ADDICTION.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS
WANTS TO IMPLEMENT
HARSHER PENALTIES FOR DRUG
OFFENDERS.
IT'S A BIG REVERSAL FROM THE
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S APPROACH.
WHEN ERIC HOLDER WAS ATTORNEY
GENERAL, HE IMPLEMENTED
SHORTER SENTENCES FOR
NON-VIOLENT, DRUG OFFENDERS.
CRITICS SAY MOVING AWAY FROM
THAT IS COSTLY AND A BURDEN ON
OVER-CROWDED PRISONS.
THEY SAY IT ALSO DOESN'T IMPROVE
SAFETY.
OPIOIDS DON'T AFFECT JUST THE
ADDICT.
THEY ALSO AFFECT THE ADDICT'S
FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
YUNA LEE FROM OUR SISTER STATION
IN ARKANSAS SAT DOWN WITH A
FAMILY
WHO SAYS THE WAR WITH ADDICTION
TOOK HOLD OF THEIR SON, AND
HOW THEY'RE WINNING THE BATTLE
WITH TOUGH LOVE.
THESE WERE THE BETTER DAYS...
PRE ADDICTION...
THEN...
ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO...
THE SITUATION ESCALATED...
"I was afraid to be home alone
with him."
AFRAID OF HER MIDDLE SON,
CHRIS...
"finally, it got to the point
where we couldn't
take it anymore."
"the problems seemed to
escalate, so, we had
police take him out of here a
couple of times"
A RESTRAINING ORDER WAS
EVENTUALLY PLACED AGAINST CHRIS
KENNETH AND CAROL BUTLER...
HAD TO BREAK TIES WITH THEIR
MIDDLE
SON, CHRIS...
ALL BECAUSE OF HIS DEPENDENCE ON
OPIOIDS AND OTHER DRUGS...
THEY HAD ENOUGH OF DECEIT,
THEFT, AND VIOLENCE...
"we told him dont ever come
back.
i dont ever want to see you
again.
CHRIS BECAME HOMELESS ...
JOBLESS...
STILL ADDICTED TOOPIOIDS...
"i thought we were going to get
a call
saying he was dead.
AND THE BUTLERS...
FELT HOPELESS...
"you go through shame, I am so
embarrassed that I let this
happen.
And I blame myself a lot.
And its not my fault"
"I never wanted to hurt him but
I don't want to
hurt anybody's feelings, but
when you're busting
things up, punching things, its
just- the
whole situation as out of
control and the best way was
"out" "please leave"
"I didn't have any idea i hurt
them as much as i
did"
NOW 28 YEARS OLD, CHRIS SAYS...
ALCOHOL AND RECREATIONAL
DRUGS STARTED IN HIGH SCHOOL ...
BUT HE GOT ADDICTED TO
OPIOIDS..
FIVE YEARS AGO...
"I started taking pills pretty
much every day,
doing crazy stuff to get them.
then from oxycodone, it
progressed to morphine
and i would always get sick if i
didnt have the
BUT HE ALWAYS MANAGED TO GET HIS
HANDS ON OPIOIDS...
"its very easy to find
painkillers.
the medicine cabinet at your
house, your friends parents who
have them and they are
everywhere, doctors are
prescribing them like its
candy"
AND HE OVERDOSED SEVERAL
TIMES...
"its scary at first but
throughout my addiction it got
so bad to the point, through the
end of it, i was trying to
overdose on drugs to
get out of it completely"
HE SAYS HE FOUND HIMSELF
HOMELESS
AND JOBLESS, AFTER HIS PARENTS
KICKED HIM OUT.
ALTHOUGH HE HAD BEEN TO REHAB
SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE...
HE SAYS THIS WAS HIS ROCK
BOTTOM.
"there is hope.
i would highly suggest going to
rehab. That is one
thing,decision point has saved
my life multiple times. But you
also have to do it for yourself
and not for
anybody else
IT'S STILL AN UPHILL BATTLE...
SIX MONTHS CLEAN, THE COURT
STILL
HAS A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST
CHRIS, REGARDING HIS PARENTS.
BUT...
HE'S BACK IN THEIR LIVES...
AND ON THE ROAD TO IMPROVEMENT.
"luckily my parents, and not
just my parents but
my brothers gave me another
chance, more chances than i can
thank them for, to be
back in their lives"
"I thank God every day.
every day for giving us Chris
back"
"this is a success story instead
of a statistic
overdose." "we are so lucky"
"a little over six months clean
and he's happy.
He is Chris.
Just like a totally different
person"
THAT WAS YUNA LEE REPORTIN
CHRIS SAYS HE'S TAKING IT SLOW.
IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, HE'S
STAYED SOBER AND FOUND A FULL
TIME
JOB.
ONCE THE COURT COSTS ARE PAID,
HIS
PARENTS SAY THE RESTRAINING
ORDER WILL BE LIFTED.
MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO
GET HELP.
HOW ONE GROUP IS MAKING SURE
EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO
TREATMENT.
WE ARE GOING TO EL PASO, TEXAS.
BORDER PATROL AGENTS SHOW US HOW
THEY SPOT AND STOP ILLEGAL
DRUGS -- AND COUNTERFEIT OPIOIDS
-- FROM COMING INTO THE
U-S.
BREAK BREAK
BREAK
THOUSANDS IN OUR STATE. ONE
OBSTACLE -- MAKING SURE
EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO
TREATMENT.
KOCO'S CRYSTAL PRICE SHOWS US
THE WORK TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE.
TAKE LOOKLIVE DOCTORS SAY
TREATMENT FOR OPIOID ADDICTION
IS
CRITICALLY NEEDED IN RURAL
OKLAHOMA.
AND THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT -
THEY'RE HOPING TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE GETS TREATE
TAKE PKG IN OKLAHOMA THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE BATTLE
OPIOID ADDICTION EVERY YEAR -
BUT
IT'S HARD TO GET ACCESS TO
TREATMENT.
CLIP 2 :55 there's a big need
in our country and
in our state to expand access to
this type of care :00:
OSTEPATHIC FAMILY PHYSIC
LAYNE SUBERA SAYS THE REASON IS
BECAUSE DOCTORS ARE REQUIRED TO
UNDERGO TRAINING TO PROVIDE TH
OPIOID TREATMENT MEDICATION,
SUBOXONE, TO PATIENTS. TAKE
GRAPHIC OUT OF THE 12,000
DOCTORS ACTIVELY PRESCRIBING
MEDICINE IN OKLAHOMA, ONLY
200 HAVE BEEN TRAINED, SIMPLY
BECAUSE THE RESOURCES
WEREN'T THER
BUT THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT -
THE OKLAHOMA OSTEOPATHIC
ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN ABLE TO
PROVIDE FREE TRAINING TO 60
DOCTORS IN THE LAST YEAR.
CLIP 2 5:16 what we are trying
to do is get as
many practices as possible
signed up to
treat substance abuse disorder
:22 HE SAY
THEY WILL START WITH RECRUITING
MEDICAL AND OSTEOPATHI
DOCTORS IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA -
AND THEN WORK THEIR WAY DOWN TO
THE SOUTH CENTRAL PART OF THE
STATE.
CLIP 2 8:49 our rural citizens
don't have
access to the services a lot of
our urban patients have so this
project could be critical
:57 to saving lives for a lot of
rural people :00
CRYSTAL PRICE KOCO 5 NEWS
IN 2015, MORE THAN 50-THOUSAND
AMERICANS DIED OF A DRUG
OVERDOSE. THAT'S THE MOST EVER
IN RECORDED
HISTORY WITH OPIOID ADDICTIONS
DRIVING THE EPIDEMIC.
MEGAN CRUZ FROM OUR SISTER
STATION
IN ALBUQUERQUE SHOWS US THE
DAILY FIGHT TO KEEP ILLEGAL
DRUGS OUT. SHE HAS THE STORY
FROM EL PASO, AT
THE BORDER ENTRY WITH MEXICO.
OFFICERS USED IMPRESSIVE TOOLS
TO SEARCH PEOPLE AND CARS - THE
TRIED AND TRUE DRUG-SNIFFING
DOGS...
THIS IS AN X-RAY MACHINE THAT
CAN
SCAN YOUR ENTIRE CAR... AND THIS
DENSITY METER CAN SHOW
IF SOMETHING'S HIDING INSIDE A
TIRE OR FENDER.
BUT, THE CBP SAYS THEIR BEST
TOOL, IS
BY FAR THEIR OFFICERS' OWN
INSTINCTS.
Just a feeling, a gut feeling.
AND OFFICER LARRY GARDEA JUST
KNEW
SOMETHING, DID NOT LOOK RIGHT
ABOUT THIS WHITE VAN
GARDEA SAYS HE NOTICED
AN ODD BULGE TO THE BACK SEAT.
WHEN HE CUT IT OPEN, YOU WON'T
BELIEVE WHAT HE
FOUND.
SO THEY HOLLOWED THIS
OUT...
They hollowed it out and filled
it with narcotics.
BRICK AFTER BRICK OF MARIJUA
- NEARLY 40 POUNDS.
With marijuana, it's about $800
a pound.
THAT PAY OFF, A RISK WORTH
TAKING FOR SOME
We see them strapped to their
bodies, we see them in the soles
of their shoes. THESE SMUGGLER
They put it in the quarter
panels, they put it in the
tires, they put it in the gas
tank.
GETTING SNEAKIER EVERY DAY
They like to use families - I've
actually had kids sitting on the
narcotics.
LAST YEAR, CBP SEIZED A TOTAL OF
ABOUT 75- THOUSAND POUNDS OF
MARIJUANA, COCAINE, HEROIN,
AND METH JUST AT THE EL PASO
PORT
OF ENTRIES.
THAT WAS MEGAN CRUZ FROM OUR
SISTER STATION IN ALBUQUERQUE
REPORTING.
A NEW TASK FORCE TO HELP FIGHT
THE
OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN OKLAHOMA AND
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
LAUNCHED A NEW COMMISSION THAT
WILL LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS TO THE
CRISIS.
IT'S LED BY NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR
CHRIS CHRISTIE.
THE PRESIDENT MET WITH PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE LEADERS ABOUT THE
CRISIS AND HEARD FROM RECOVERI
ADDICTS.
President Trump
"Solving the drug crisis will
require cooperation across
government and across society
including early intervention to
keep America's youth off this
destructive path
THE COMMISSION WILL MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDE
ON POLICIES AND PLANS THAT
IMPROVE RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS.
SOME HAVE CALLED FOR CONGRESS TO
BOOST FEDERAL FUNDING.
IN ADDITION TO THE TASK FORCE...
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WILL HEAD TO
OKLAHOMA TO HELP FIGHT OUR
STATE'S OPIOID ADDICTION.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AWARDED
OKLAHOMA WITH A
SEVEN MILLION DOLLAR GRANT. IT
WILL HELP PATIENTS GET
TREATMENT FOR ADDICTION.
FACING OUR STATE OF ADDICTION.
AND HELPING PEOPLE RECOVER FROM
OPIOID ADDICTION.
I WANT TO TAKE YOU TO A PLACE
THAT
HELPS USERS DETOX IN THE FIRST
FEW DAYS.
FOR DRUG USERS COMING TRYING TO
BREAK THE ADDICTION INVOLVES
COMING DOWN OFF THE DRUGS.
5.41.53"if you cold turkey and
just stop after you body gets
used to having those chemicals
on a regular basis -
IT CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR YOU.
SO THE NEWLY FOUND
TREATMENT CENTER THE ARC CAN
HELP.KIMBERLY FARRIS IS THE
DIRECTOR.
5.35.04"help the person with
drawl safely and comfortably
5.35.07
SO THE PATIENT COMES AND STAYS.
5.40.45"typically we are looking
at people who are using two
weeks prior on a daily
basis"5.40.47
stand up clip 26 5.50.22"this
facility has been open and
running for a little over a year
they have beds available to get
you in and get you out of that
danger zone."5.50.30
clip 12 5.47.59"thats where
addiction treatment has gone
wrong."5.48.
A TYPICAL STAY IS ABOUT 4 DAYS.
THEIR GOAL TO GET A USER OUT OF
THE
DANGER ZONE OF COMING OFF STRONG
CHEMICALS SO THEY CAN GO ON
TO A 30 DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM.
5.35.24"the exciting thing we
see at the arc is the
transformation of
people"5.35.26
THE ARC TAKES INSURANCE. THEY
WANT YOU TO CALL AND SEE IF THEY
CAN HELP.
A SPECIAL SCREENING OF A FILM
HIGHLIGHTING THE PROBLEM EARLIER
THIS SPRING. IT'S CALLED THE
ANONYMOUS
PEOPLE'.
IT FOCUSES ON THE OPIOID
ADDICTION
EPIDEMIC AND THE ROAD TO
RECOVERY.
"this is an opportunity for us
all
to be aware and to recognize the
issue both in oklahoma and
nationally to address it like we
would other issues."
AFTER THAT SCREENING THERE WAS A
PANEL DISCUSSION
recovery is reality.
fund behavior health.
Whoo
REMEMBERING THOSE LOST BY DRUG
OVERDOSES.
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS CAME
TOGETHER AT THE STATE CAPITOL
TH
SPRING REMEMBER THE VICTIMS, AND
RALLY FOR FUNDING FOR BEHAVIOR
HEALTH.
IN 2015 ALONE, 600 PEOPLE DIED
FROM
PRESCRIPTION DRUG RELATED
CAUSES.
A NEW POPULAR SYNTHETIC OPIOID
--
BEING BLAMED FOR SEVERAL DEATHS.
IT'S CURRENTLY LEGAL IN
OKLAHOMA.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S IN IT, AND
WHAT STATE LAWMAKERS ARE DOING
TO BAN IT.
BREAK BREA
BREAK
BE RE-IMBURSED FOR HEALTH CARE
COSTS IT PAID TO TREAT ADDICTED
CITIZENS.
KEEPING YOUR MEDICATIONS OUT OF
THE WRONG HANDS. THE WAYS YOU
CAN SAFEGUARD YOUR MEDS..
AS OKLAHOMA FIGHTS THIS STATE
OF ADDICTION.'
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