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A man sits crosslegged on a sidewalk while holding a syringe and container of substance.

A man, 23, sits on the sidewalk in downtown Portland, preparing what he says is heroin, June 25, 2021. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Key Component Of Oregon’s Pioneering Drug Law Not Working In Early Months

Police officers are giving out few citations, and defendants aren’t taking advantage of the help for addiction that Ballot Measure 110 offers.

Oct 28, 2021

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