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KELLY HOWARD ATTENDS A RECENT STATE MEETING ON TREATING CHRONIC PAIN. TO AVOID EXACERBATING HER PAIN, SHE LIES ON THE FLOOR AT THE BACK AND BRINGS HER SUPPORT DOG, KENTA./KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB

Oregon Does U-Turn On Opioid Tapering

May 24, 2019

Press Release: State Backtracks On Opioid Tapering Plan

May 16, 2019

Insurance Rules Curtail Use Of Drug To Fight Opioid Addiction, Study Says

Feb 17, 2019

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Advocates Push Lawmakers To Approve Drug Injection Sites To Save Lives

Dec 19, 2018
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Oregon Backs Off Opioid Cutoff Plan For Chronic Pain Patients, Adding Non-drug Treatments

Guidelines discussed Wednesday would align recommendations for opioid prescribing for back pain and five other chronic pain conditions, adding new treatments like yoga, behavioral therapy and massage.

Dec 5, 2018

Oregon Discourages Excessive Opioid Prescribing In Guidelines For Acute Pain

A state report on opioid prescribing guidelines for acute pain said prescriptions should be a last resort and limited in duration, to decrease chances of long-term use and addiction.

Oct 25, 2018

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Oregon pain patients protest against a proposal to cut opioids to chronic pain patients on Medicaid.

Patients, Experts Warn That Plan to Cut Opioids Could Mean More Pain

Oregon is considering a proposal that would force Medicaid chronic pain patients to cut opioids entirely.

Oct 9, 2018
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Press Release: Feds Award $6 Million To Oregon Entities To Fight Opioid Crisis

Oct 2, 2018

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KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Jails Starting To Treat Inmates’ Addictions

Jails are a good place to intervene because 20 percent of inmates used heroin or opioids before being incarcerated.

Aug 21, 2018

Briefly: Kaiser Lands $1.4 Million For Opioid Study

Researchers will look at the role of opioids in suicides to help tools for clinicians in hopes of preventing more people from taking their lives.

Aug 17, 2018