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William Yarborough walks across the hall from his office to an exam room. His Hawaiian shirt and matching khaki pants aren’t the typical doctor’s garb. As…
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It’s been three weeks since Sarah Sinkinson last saw her children and she’s ready for a visit from her daughter, Madeline. Sinkinson lights up as her…
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New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests drug overdose deaths declined in some states — but not in Oklahoma.Drug…
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Drug overdose deaths in Oklahoma increased 91 percent over the last decade and a half, prompting the state to form a task force charged with a daunting…
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Drug overdoses now are the leading cause of death among Americans under 50, largely thanks to a surge in opioid use. Although heroin and fentanyl have…
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Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is suing more than a dozen U.S. drug manufacturers. The lawsuit names Purdue Pharma, Inc., Allergan PLC, Cephalon,…
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The suit takes on companies including CVS Health and McKesson Corporation, alleging they didn’t properly monitor prescription painkillers, which eventually "flooded" every Cherokee county.
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Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announced the formation of a state task force to combat opioid addiction on Wednesday. The Oklahoma Commission on…
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The Cherokee Nation is seeking restitution for a drug abuse epidemic that has disproportionately affected members of its tribe.The nation filed a lawsuit…