Meth

Despite a windfall of new funding that could combat Oregon’s meth-fueled behavioral health crisis, leaders have no plan and risk leaving promising approaches on the shelf.

In the state with the highest rate of meth use in the nation, the drug is driving severe mental illness among criminal defendants at the state psychiatric hospital, and other patients are paying the price.

More than two years after Portland’s only sobering center closed, plans are gaining momentum for a place where people under the influence of meth can get sober safely.

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The People's Harm Reduction Alliance (PHRA) launches a new initiative to distribute meth pipes to Portland drug users.

Portland's mayor has a new plan to allow homeless camping in the city. Also, an organization run by drug users helps other drug users to "be the best drug users they can be."

A new installment of our "At Home" series features three women living in a communally run home for people dealing with drug and alcohol recovery.

Meth is the top illicit drug used and trafficked in Oregon according to the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area's 2016 annual report.