FATE goes to Perry, Oklahoma

November 22nd, 2011

On Tuesday November 22, Jim Priest, Executive Director of FATE, had the privilege of presenting to 500 middle and high school students in Perry, Oklahoma (north and west of Stillwater) Counselor Rhonda Stevens made the arrangements for FATE and it [...]

Evidence of the negative is everywhere but remember the positive too

November 22nd, 2011

The news constantly reminds us that the evidence of addiction is everywhere. In my morning news today I found: An OKC public school teacher was found with meth in her possession at school http://newsok.com/oklahoma-city-high-schoolteacher-charged-with-meth-possession/article/3625420 A lawyer pleads guilty to intoxicated [...]

FATE goes to Wilson, Oklahoma

November 17th, 2011

Coach John Black requested FATE come to Wilson Public Schools and deliver our Oklahoma Life of An Athlete message to a group of Wilson High School athletes. Lyn Hepner and Jim Priest spoke to student athletes in Wilson,a town located west [...]

Parents/Teachers alert: Teens hide booze in gummi bears candy

November 14th, 2011

Parents and teachers need to be aware of a new way teens smuggle booze into their homes and schools. Watch this news video about a new trend with teens: hiding booze in gummi bears http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/How-Teens-Smuggle-Booze-Under-Your-Nose/-/1719418/4199180/-/ptjeiy/-/index.html?utm_source=Join+Together+Daily&utm_campaign=52e81d03b5-JT_Daily_News_Primary_Care_Doctors&utm_medium=email

Editorial by FATE Exec Director in Sunday Oklahoman

November 13th, 2011

Read the editorial “Substance abuse and personal responsibility” which appeared in the Sunday Oklahoman on November 13, 2011 A recent headline announced that Oklahoma is No. 1 in the nation in prescription painkiller abuse. The Oklahoman responded in an editorial [...]

Your brain and addiction video

November 8th, 2011

Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute n Drug Addiction offers some insight about your brain and addiction, shattering some myths along the way… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/31/new-brain-research-helps-explain-addiction_n_1067837.html?mid=522250&utm_source=Join+Together+Daily&utm_campaign=3eb4200006-JT+Daily+News%3A+Nurse_Leaders_Advocate&utm_medium=email

The power of addiction in a “normal high school boy”

November 7th, 2011

Here is the story of David Manlove, just a “normal high school boy” from Indiana who succumbed to the power of addiction. The 20 minute video and his dad’s advice to parents is worth the time to watch and read. [...]

We’re #1….but in the wrong category!

November 2nd, 2011

In a report issued by the Center for Disease Control Oklahoma ranked #1 in prescription pain medication abuse and 9th in the nation in overdose deaths. It’s time to wake up Oklahoma… http://newsok.com/state-ranks-first-in-painkiller-abuse-9th-in-overdose-deaths/article/3619131?custom_click=rss