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Dying, and Calling for Help
Chris Landsberger / The OklahomanMichelle Casson of Del City holds a photo of her son Sashawn Saatian, who died from a drug overdose last year. SaShawn Saatian died alone of an overdose in a cheap west...
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Mothers Blames Doctors, Pain Clinics for Daughter’s Death
A back injury six years ago led Carie Marie Simmons into a life of prescription drugs, addiction and, eventually, an early death, her mother says. But Helen Broadbooks, 63, of Lexington, also blames...
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Disturbances, Thefts Are Common at Vista Clinic
Vista Medical Center is a frequent stop for Oklahoma City police. Department records show officers responded to the clinic at 3700 S. Western 57 times between April 1, 2003, and June 2, 2014, on calls...
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State Says Doc’s Pain Pill Prescriptions Were ‘Red Flags’
Anny Sivilay / Sequoyah County TimesDr. Ronald V. Myers Sr. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs on Wednesday began presenting its case against a Sequoyah County doctor who it says...
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Compromise Bill Requires Prescription Checks
Gov. Mary Fallin and key lawmakers are pushing new legislation this year that would require Oklahoma doctors to check an online database before writing prescriptions for addictive painkillers and other...
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State Revokes Roland Clinic Doctor’s Prescribing License
Anny Sivilay / Sequoyah County TimesThe Wellness Clinic in Roland, Okla., where Dr. Ronald V. Myers Sr. has practiced, came under scrutiny by state narcotics and medical-board officials. The Oklahoma...
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The Deadliest Month of Prescription Overdoses
Photo Illustration by Chris Landsberger / The OklahomanDannah Krone, seen at top left and bottom right in pictures with her older sister, Tina Orr, and Orr's daughter Zoey, now 9, says Orr changed in...
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Overdose Deaths Set New Record
Oklahoma’s drug overdose death count set a new record in 2014, despite efforts by experts and enforcers to curtail overprescribing and raise public awareness of the crisis. Statistics provided to...
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