StateImpact Oklahoma
StateImpact Oklahoma
OPMX
Methamphetamine may not be the center of attention, but it's killing more Oklahomans than any other drug.
4 minutes Posted Dec 15, 2022 at 5:09 pm.
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Billion-dollar lawsuits and prestige television shows have made the opioid epidemic impossible to overlook. But it is far from the only drug epidemic the country — and Oklahoma — are facing. Overdose deaths from opioids, including prescription drugs as well as illicit forms of fentanyl, have increased over the past few years, likely because of struggles amid the pandemic. But one drug in particular is killing Oklahomans at an even higher rate: methamphetamine.