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Most major Oregon counties plan to have new drug addiction programs ready by September
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoA dozen urban and rural Oregon counties plan to have new drug addiction treatment programs available...
Some Oregon primaries deliver a message: Ease up on the ideology
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBut there were exceptions. Two examples in particular, both on the county level in Multnomah and...
Washington County prepares ‘deflection’ program for when hard drugs are a crime again in Oregon
KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland· 2 days agoUnder House Bill 4002, counties can offer people using hard drugs the option of treatment instead of...
How Oregon’s right-to-die law has inspired other US states and countries
AOL· 6 days agoMore than 3,000 people have used the law, inspiring legislation in Australia and Canada and debate in the UK, France and Japan
New drug possession charge set to roll out in Oregon amid scramble to set up deflection
KATU Portland· 3 days agoOregon is just three short months away from rolling out new drug possession charges, and counties...
Oregon patients needed fentanyl but got tap water — and it went unchecked for nearly 2 years
The Wenatchee World· 1 day agoThe news out of Medford, Oregon, in December 2023 was explosive: A nurse in the intensive care unit...
Oregon's Washington County Launches Deflection Program for Substance Abuse Cases
Hoodline· 6 days agoThe program aims to tackle substance abuse by diverting offenders towards recovery rather than the...
November ballot takes shape for Oregon secretary of state, treasurer and attorney general
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoBefore being elected to the Oregon Legislature, he worked for 18 years as a private attorney. He...
New judicial order on holding drug dealers not likely to crowd jails
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA new order from Oregon’s chief justice calls for keeping people suspected of the most serious drug...
NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof to speak at Columbia Basin Badger Club
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoHe’s taken controversial positions, such as early criticisms of the Iraq War, U.S. policy toward...