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“(We) still only reach about one-third of Oklahomans who need help, and when you look at the gap — when you separate it between adults and children, and mental health and addiction — the single biggest gap is substance abuse treatment for our youth. So if you’re a mom or dad in Oklahoma whose teenager is struggling, it is heartbreakingly hard to find help.”
– State mental health and substance abuse commissioner Terri White, discussing difficulties connecting people in need of help to treatment. A new report from the CDC ranks Oklahoma 11th in deaths from alcohol poisoning. (Source: bit.ly/1xCYfuC)
