Alcohol

The Pacific Northwest is at the forefront of a new movement in how we imbibe. And it’s not for the region's award-winning Willamette Valley wines or hop-heavy IPAs. Instead, it’s about what’s not in our drinks: alcohol.

Alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable death in Oregon. A tax increase could help reduce consumption.

Rosenbaum is the second senior Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission official to resign in the wake of a rare-bourbon scandal. The move follows a fiery speech he made in a public meeting.

Oregon’s convoluted regulatory system helps explain how this scandal happened.

A new study by researchers at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health reveals large gaps in services in Oregon for substance use disorder treatment, prevention and recovery.

Half a dozen Pacific Northwest craft breweries are diversifying into making nonalcoholic beer. But instead of brewing bland and watery "near beer," they're injecting quality and variety into a space that used to be dominated by a few national brands. A swelling customer base is lapping it up.

At the height of the pandemic, 39 states allowed cocktails-to-go — at least in the short term. Iowa was first to make the change permanent in 2020. Now, at least 17 other states have followed suit.

Frustrations mount as hundreds of millions of dollars set aside for Oregon’s underfunded drug and alcohol treatment and recovery providers continue to sit unspent in state coffers.

A trade agreement between the U.S. and the EU taking effect Jan. 1 should help some Oregon distillers.

Don has been in recovery for alcoholism for 36 years. The pandemic created a new challenge: losing his in-person support community.