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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2-425: Individual drug users who may bring action - Persons

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liable for damages - Damages recoverable.

A. An individual drug user shall not bring an action for

damages caused by the use of an illegal drug, except as otherwise

provided in this subsection. An individual drug user may bring an

action for damages caused by the use of an illegal drug only if all

of the following conditions are met:

1. The individual personally discloses to narcotics enforcement

authorities, more than six (6) months before filing the action, all

the information known to the individual regarding their source of

illegal drugs;

2. The individual has not used an illegal drug within the six

(6) months before filing the action; and

3. The individual continues to remain free of the use of an

illegal drug throughout the pendency of the action.

B. A person entitled to bring an action under this section may

seek damages only from a person who distributed, or is in the chain

of distribution of, an illegal drug that was actually used by the

individual drug user.

C. A person entitled to bring an action under this section may

recover only the following damages:

1. Economic damages, including but not limited to the cost of

treatment, rehabilitation, and medical expenses, loss of economic or

educational potential, loss of productivity, absenteeism, accidents

or injury, and other pecuniary loss proximately caused by the

person's illegal drug use;

2. Reasonable attorney fees; and

3. Costs of suit, including but not limited to reasonable

expenses for expert testimony.

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