The Oklahoma Anti-Drug Diversion Act

Drug usage in Oklahoma is growing by the day, so law enforcement efforts to crack down on drug use have increased. A law called the Oklahoma Anti-Drug Diversion Act helps police monitor abuse of legal drugs by creating the Prescription Monitoring Program. With a drug use rate well over the national average and many Oklahomans reporting non-medical use of pain relievers, the Act and its amendments create one more opportunity for police to make drug-related arrests. The Anti-Drug Diversion Act seeks to deter abuse of prescription drugs, either drugs that are legally prescribed or legal drugs that are used without a...

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