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Two years ago, Oregon changed its approach to drug addiction. The results are in

September 2, 2023 8:01 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday By Scott Read More

Portland is the ‘tourist destination for drugs’: Business owner 

Liz Jassin, Brooke Shafer Updated: AUG 15, 2023 / 08:30 PM CDT Read More

Oregon’s Brutally Hard Lesson about Decriminalizing Drugs

By JIM GERAGHTY August 15, 2023 8:05 AM If readers have not done so Read More

The Hard-Drug Decriminalization Disaster

By Bret Stephens – Opinion Columnist Aug. 1, 2023 How soon is too Read More

What Happened When Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs

A bold reform effort hasn’t gone as planned. By Jim Hinch JULY 19 Read More

Oregon county pauses plan to distribute tin foil, straws for fentanyl users

A plan by Oregon’s largest county to distribute tin foil and straws for Read More

Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now having doubts

By Anthony Faiola and Catarina Fernandes Martins July 7 Read More

Fentanyl fuels string of deadly weekend overdoses in Portland, Oregon

BY CLAIRE RUSH Published 5:46 PM, May 15, 2023 PORTLAND, Ore. Read More

OREGON DELEGATION URGES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CURB OPIOID USE, INCREASE FENTANYL AWARENESS IN OREGON SCHOOLS

OREGON TEEN DRUG-RELATED DEATHS ARE INCREASING FASTER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN Read More