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Many counterfeit pills containing fentanyl are indistinguishable from oxycodone.
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U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
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SHUTTERSTOCK
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Patients sleep at the Hooper Detoxification Stabilization Center in Portland on March 14, 2023. At Hooper, doctors and nurses oversee the medical needs of patients as they go through alcohol and drug withdrawal — a critical first step toward recovery.
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EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT
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Peer support specialists working for Malheur County offered Narcan, an overdose-reversing drug, to people stopping by a day shelter in Ontario on Oct. 13, 2022.
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KYLE GREEN/THE LUND REPORT
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Rep. Rob Nosse, shown at a meeting of the Interim House Committee on Behavioral Health in June, has been tapped to head the Committee on Health Care — which could take on an expanded role next year if the two committees are merged.
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A bill to increase the penalties for assaulting hospital workers died on the desk of Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, who has long championed equity in mental health services.
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