Saturday, July 31, 2021

Most of the money Oklahoma secured from opioid companies has gone unspent

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Most of the money Oklahoma secured from opioid companies has gone unspent
The state secured more than $372.6 million in settlements with drug makers and distributors, but only a fraction of the money has so far gone to pay for addiction research and treatment.

 


Counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl are driving a spike in Oklahoma deaths
State investigators have found nearly two dozen fatal overdoses over the past 15 months tied to fake oxycodone.

 


Number of Oklahomans hospitalized with coronavirus at highest levels since February
The three-day average for hospitalizations was at 720 on Friday, the highest level since Feb. 16, when there were 728 patients.

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