Friday, September 21, 2012

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Prescription drug problems plague state

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma should invest in drug prevention programs, increase training for officers and require better compliance with prescription drug reporting systems to get a handle on the state's growing problem of prescription drug abuse, experts told a legislative panel on Thursday. The state ranks the highest in the nation for nonmedical use of painkillers, and is among the top states for drug overdose death rates and amount of prescription painkillers sold per 10,000 people, said Darrell Weaver, director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. "It's really no respecter of persons," Weaver told members of the House Public Health Committee, which was conducting an interim study on how to address the state's prescription drug abuse problem. "And it's going to do more if we don't take some action against it." The number of drug-related deaths in Oklahoma climbed from 344 in 2001 to 808 in 2010, the most recent year for which complete data was available, according to the bureau's statistics. About 80 percent of those deaths are from prescription drugs, Weaver said. Rep. Richard Morrissette, who requested the study, said he has unsuccessfully introduced bills to reclassify hydrocodone as a more restricted drug and make it mandatory for physicians to reference the state's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program before writing prescriptions for certain drugs. "In the time since both measures failed, physicians have continued to prescribe these medications at record setting levels," said Morrissette, D-Oklahoma City. "My immediate concern now is for those patients addicted to the medications, their access to motor vehicles and the potential for disaster on our roadways." Morrissette also said Oklahoma should consider joining 17 other states that have adopted "per se" laws that make it illegal to have any prohibited substance or drug in the body while driving. "Forewarned is forearmed, and to do nothing less leaves everyone on our roadways exposed to significant risks from a population under the influence," he said. Oklahoma also could use more officers on the street who are trained drug recognition experts, said Jim Maisano, a Norman police officer who conducts a training seminar once a year with funding from the National Highway Safety Office. Oklahoma has about 190 trained drug recognition experts from about 57 law enforcement agencies, Maisano said. A $30,000 grant typically covers training for between 20 and 30 officers. Officers trained in how to detect different kinds of drug use can prepare reports to accompany blood tests and lead to the successful prosecution of drivers under the influence of drugs.

A crowd gathered outside Elk City's ATT office this morning to purchase the new iPhone 5 released for sale today. Michael Myers arrived at 9 p.m. Thursday. Myers said he heard long lines were expected so he showed up early and stayed overnight in his vehicle. Kay Worley, in the back of the line, said she damaged her old phone but waited for the iPhone 5 before replacing it. Another customer said he heard the first 20 phones were going to be free so he arrived to claim one. Around two dozen customers lined the sidewalk when the doors opened at 8 a.m. Staff photo by Cheryl Overstreet.

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1. IPHONE HYSTERIA GOES GLOBAL Some Apple fans have been camping out for days to get their hands on the iPhone 5. 2. ANTI-ISLAM FILM PROTEST TURNS DEADLY Pakistani police open fire on rioters who were torching a cinema during a protest against "Innocence of Muslims," killing one man. 3. WHERE THE CANDIDATES ARE STUMPING Obama speaks to the AARP at 11:30 a.m., and then attends a rally in Woodbridge, Va., at 12:45 p.m. Romney courts voters in Las Vegas at 5:05 p.m. 4. GOING WHERE NO RESEARCH HAS GONE BEFORE AP's Marilynn Marchione says the nation's largest cancer center in Houston is launching a massive "moonshot" effort against eight specific forms of the disease. 5. ENDEAVORING TO DO WHAT TOURISTS DO The space shuttle will spend its last flying day taking in California's Capitol, the Golden Gate Bridge and the AP Hollywood sign.

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9:02 a.m. - information identity theft 9:22 a.m. - animal call - 600 block of W. 9th - dog at large 9:23 a.m. - juvenile mentioned - 200 block of S. Adams - approximately two-year-old child outside roaming around in street unsupervised - fire chief returning juvenile to the residence 9:55 a.m. - harassment - 100 block of Hosanna - constant phone calls all through the night 10:03 a.m. - animal call - 400 block of W. A - two Chihuahuas out every morning jumping in front of vehicles and causing hazards - unable to locate 10:46 a.m. - information 1900 block of W. Broadway - male subject lying on side of road 11:38 a.m. - burglary report - 100 block of Sandy - wallet stolen from vehicle in driveway 11:45 a.m. - animal call - 100 block of Mitchell - dog at large 12:45 p.m. - animal call 1400 block of N. Randall - cat trap 3:40 p.m. - residential alarm - 200 block of Eastern - accidental setoff 4:18 p.m. - animal call - 900 block of W. 1St - four or five dogs 5:05 p.m. - juvenile mentioned - 100 block of W. Broadway - several juveniles playing alley behind store on AC units 5:39 p.m. - suspicious person(s) - 100 block of W.

Broadway - two male subjects in alley riding bikes made contact 7:09 p.m. - suspicious person(s) - 300 block of N. Jackson - male subject with Walker down by creek 7:10 p.m. - domestic standby - 400 block of N. Wolfiey 7:30 p.m. - noise disturbance - 1200 S. Van Buren two four-wheelers in field 8:24 p.m. - intoxicated person - 300 block of E. 3rd headed westbound on foot 8:28 p.m. - vandalism - 1100 block of S. Randall someone wrote on her door while she was gone 9:02 p.m. - disturbance - 2500 block of E. Highway 66 - female subject lying in roadway 11:40 p.m. - suspicious person(s) - 1900 block of W. 3rd - three juvenile subjects running back to the King's Inn
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2:30 a.m. - prowler - 1900 block of W. 7th - several dogs barking - unable to locate anyone in area - no dogs barking on officer arrival 3:02 a.m. - suspicious person(s) - Main and Country Club 4:14 a.m. - fight without weapons - 100 block of E. 2nd - two subjects in front yard screaming at each other again 4:32 a.m. - drunk driver Randall and Walter Way.

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