BRANDON WHITTEN INSTITUTE AT ECU OPENS

May 28th, 2011

The Brandon Whitten Institute for Addiction & Recovery officially opened at East Central University Friday [MAY 27] with a ribbon cutting by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce. The institute works to educate ECU students, as well as community agencies, [...]

FATE goes to Washington DC

May 26th, 2011

On May 24 and 25, 201 FATE Executive Director Jim Priest visited Washington DC , and met with government officials and representatives of national substance abuse organzations to tell them about FATE and remind them about the significance of the substance [...]

Read this mom’s important story

May 11th, 2011

Kelly Dyer Fry wrote a gripping account of life as the mother of an addict. The saga appeared in the Mother’s Day edition of the Oklahoma. Read this insightful and emotional story by clicking here: http://ndepth.newsok.com/a-thousand-hail-marys Give Kelly your feedback [...]

2C-E “designer drug” leaves wake of destruction in Seminole County

May 9th, 2011

One young woman was killed and seven other young people hospitalized after ingesting a so called designer drug called 2C-E. For more information about this drug check out the entry under “Illicit Drugs” under the tab “Substances of Addiction”. You [...]

You can help! Commissioner Terri White speaks out

May 9th, 2011

Terri White, Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services wrote this editorial in the May 8th edition of the Oklahoman about why it’s critical for the state to provide funding for addiction services. Call or [...]

A gripping story from a mother

May 9th, 2011

Kelly Dyer Fry wrote this story, published on Mother’s Day, about her son’s addiction and her own struggle to deal with it. Thanks Kelly for courageously sharing this. http://ndepth.newsok.com/a-thousand-hail-marys