Good news story: David Harris, ex addict, ex con, now law school grad

July 31st, 2011

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/sunday/main3445.shtml Here’s an encouraging story about David Harris, a man who became addicted to drugs and alcohol, robbed stores at gun point to feed his habits, went to prison and while there decided to turn his life around. He went [...]

Amy Winehouse’s life and death is a “cautionary tale”

July 31st, 2011

Here’s a good article to read about the life and death of singer Amy Winehouse and her struggle with addiction. The author, Dr. Itai Danovitch, is the director of Addiction Psychiatry Clinical Services; associate director of the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, [...]

September 26 Video Conference on Life of An Athlete

July 28th, 2011

Video Conference Sites: Ardmore, Bartlesville, Guymon, Lawton, McAlester, Norman, Oklahoma City, Stillwater, Tulsa, Woodward. To register go to http://www.sde.state.ok.us/Services/Videoconference/register.html On Monday September 26 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m a regional video conference will be held in locations across the [...]

FCA, OATA, OSSAA endorse Oklahoma Life of An Athlete

July 26th, 2011

FCA letter OSSAA endorsement letter OATA-OKLOA Endorsement Letter The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, The Oklahoma Athletic Trainers Association and the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association have all endorsed Oklahoma Life of An Athlete. These groups join the Jim Thorpe Association and [...]

FATE visits Oklahoma Coaches Clinic in Tulsa

July 26th, 2011

On July 25-27 representatives of FATE attended the Oklahoma Coaches Clinic in Tulsa to talk about FATE’s Oklahoma Life of An Athlete program which will be rolled out in September of this year. Jim Priest spoke to the State Athletic [...]

FATE Executive Director addresses national convention

July 13th, 2011

Fighting Addiction Through Education Executive Director Jim Priest spoke Wednesday, July 13th, to the National Association of Unemployment Insurance Appellate Boards (NAUIAB) at their National Convention in Oklahoma City. In a speech entitled “Are you under the influence or are [...]

FATE Executive Director talks about Austin Box’s death

July 13th, 2011

austin box article in the Oklahoma Gazette Jim Priest, Executive Director of FATE, was recently interviewed about the tragic prescription overdose death of OU Linebacker Austin Box. Priest says misuse and abuse of prescription drugs are a significant problem in [...]

Prescription painkillers caused the death of OU Linebacker Austin Box

July 13th, 2011

The tragic death of Austin Box was the result of a lethal combination of several different painkillers and an anti-anxiety medication that he was apparently taking without the oversight of a doctor. This sad story sends us all a message about [...]

Betty Ford lived a life of candor, encouragement and recovery

July 9th, 2011

Former First Lady Betty Ford has passed away, but leaves behind a legacy of candor and hope about addiction and recovery. “One of Ford’s defining characteristics was her candor, and that included confronting her own addiction head-on. She revealed a [...]

Oklahoma prescription database is tool to curb drug abuse

July 5th, 2011

Five years ago July 1, the state began requiring doctors to report any time they prescribe from a laundry list of narcotics. The goal was to stop doctor-shopping addicts. Officials said the program is working, and three out of four [...]