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Nearly half of people using opioids in rural areas were recently incarcerated, study shows
Oregon Health & Science University author of national study says jails have an opportunity to treat drug addiction.

Matthew Perry Foundation launched to help people with drug addiction
The Matthew Perry Foundation was launched Friday in honor of the late "Friends" actor, who struggled with unhealthy substance use for decades.
Marion County joins growing list calling for Measure 110 repeal
Marion County’s status as home to the state capital adds symbolic weight to those opposing Measure 110.

As addiction crisis worsens, Oregon lawmakers consider ‘hammer’ for dealers
Prosecutors and Republicans say a 2021 court opinion has made it too hard to convict dealers. Top Democrats are listening.

Only 1 in 5 people with opioid addiction get the medications to treat it, study finds
Overdose deaths from fentanyl and other opioids have surged but medications that could save thousands of lives "are sitting on the shelf unused," according to new research.
Measure 110 forced Oregon to build a new drug addiction services model. Here’s how that’s going
Up until 2020, police and the courts were the ones most often on hand when someone hit their rock bottom. But when Oregon voters decriminalized drugs through Measure 110, the criminal justice system lost a lot of its power to coerce people into treatment. Suddenly, and for more than two agonizing years, oftentimes no one has been waiting at rock bottom.
Addiction recovery advocates seek to disqualify OLCC member from liquor fee vote
A lawyer for Oregon Recovers, an addiction recovery advocacy group, has sent a letter asking that a member of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission be disqualified from an upcoming vote on whether to raise the surcharge on liquor sales from 50 cents to $1.
Oregon bill to teach students about opioid dangers passes the Senate
The bill directs state agencies to prepare supplemental lessons on the dangers of fentanyl for school districts by the 2024-2025 school year.

Illegal substances are part of addiction problem in Oregon, but alcohol is biggest killer
Alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable death in Oregon. A tax increase could help reduce consumption.

Oregon cities, counties say Measure 110 blew a hole in their budgets
Local governments are trying to get lawmakers to reroute tens of millions of dollars currently paying for addiction services back to them. That has service providers up in arms.