Drummond invites Oklahoma schools to join free opioid prevention effort

OKLAHOMA CITY (July 8, 2026) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond today announced the launch of Oklahoma READY, a statewide opioid abatement initiative aimed at equipping students with the tools to avoid substance use before it starts.

Oklahoma READY, which stands for Resilience, Education, Awareness, Decision-Making for Youth, provides Botvin LifeSkills Training curriculum to Oklahoma schools at no cost. Students learn to refuse opioids, unauthorized prescription medications and other substances while building decision-making, communication and coping skills that support resilience and long-term success.

"We can't prosecute our way out of the opioid crisis. We must raise a generation that never gets pulled into it in the first place," said Drummond. "Oklahoma READY gives our schools a proven tool to build that resilience early, and it doesn't cost districts a dime to bring it into their classrooms."

Curriculum in this initiative is available for middle and high school students. Schools and districts will receive a stipend to help implement the program. Facilitator training will be held on July 23 in Oklahoma City and Aug. 3 in Tulsa. 

Oklahoma READY is funded through Oklahoma Opioid Abatement funds and supported by the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board.

Schools and districts can learn more and apply at oklahoma.gov/oag/okready.