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Breaking the cycle of drugs in families

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BY JACLYN COSGROVE jcosgrove@opubco.com

A child walks into a classroom, puts his head down on the desk and goes to sleep.

On the outside, it might look like the child is bored or doesn't care.

But this child could be one of hundreds in Oklahoma who are considered “drug-endangered children,” growing up in homes where parents or guardians are exposing them to illegal drugs and the lifestyle that can sometimes accompany addiction and drug trafficking.

Dub Turner, education program director at the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, explained to a group of child welfare workers, law enforcement officers and other child advocates that school might be the only place where this child gets a stable meal.

“And No.

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