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‘Huge weight off our shoulders’: Portland Fire launches overdose response team to tackle drug crisis
KOIN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – In the midst of Portland’s drug crisis, a pilot program is set to launch...
Will the plan to ban public drug use help revitalize Portland?
KOIN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Change is coming, a clear message from Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek as she...
Maine expands detox options to address ongoing overdose crisis
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn-patient detox capacity in Portland will nearly double on May 13, when Milestone Recovery’s...
Portland Police Association president on measures to enhance public safety, police accountability
KOIN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Police Association is taking the issue of public safety and...
Oregon's drug decriminalization law rolled back as homelessness, overdoses on the rise
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThree years ago, Oregon decriminalized small amounts of illicit drugs, from fentanyl to...
Progressive California and Oregon are reviving the war on drugs amid a fentanyl crisis.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe war on drugs, once a weapon in the nation's fight against substance abuse and related crimes, is...
Oregon lawmakers appear committed to walk back decriminalization of drugs
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDemocrat and Republican lawmakers appear committed to walk back decriminalization of drugs as the...
Outreach team: 14% of people contacted downtown received same-day drug treatment
KOIN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAn outreach team created to address Multnomah County’s fentanyl addiction crisis was able to provide...
'Not safe anymore': Portland confronts the limits of its support for homeless services
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMichelle Farris never expected to become homeless, but here she was, sifting through garbage and...
Multnomah County Board unanimously approves funding for proposed treatment center
KOIN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County commissioners unanimously voted in favor of the new drug...