By Jaclyn Cosgrove Staff Writer jcosgrove@oklahoman.com October 19, 2015 0 shares Oklahoma saw the number of residents dying from unintentional overdose drop last year, and that's prompting cautious optimism that efforts to curb abuse could be taking hold in a state plagued by prescription drug abuse. "There are more prescription drug overdose deaths each year in Oklahoma than overdose deaths from alcohol and all illegal drugs combined," Gov. Mary Fallin said in a statement, noting the trend. "Moving forward, we need to continue to push treatment and prevention programs wherever we can to help fight this dangerous public health problem." In 2014, 510 Oklahomans died from unintentional...
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