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Having small amounts of drugs like methamphetamine in Oregon is now a civil violation under Measure 110./OPB
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Ken Rush teaches a group of peer support mentors inside Origins Faith Community, a nonprofit in eastern Oregon that received funding through Measure 110 to start a peer support program and expand its services.
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KYLE GREEN/THE LUND REPORT
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A room inside the Recovery Works NW's new withdrawal management facility on Southeast Foster Road in Portland, Ore. Most rooms are limited to two beds.
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EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT
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JULIA MINES STANDS OUTSIDE THE MIRACLES CLUB OF PORTLAND, WHERE SHE SERVES AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON NORTHEAST MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD ON APRIL 7. SHE SAID IF FUNDS DON'T COME THROUGH SOON, SHE MAY HAVE TO LAY OFF STAFF./EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT
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Leslie Adams’ mother, Shirley, died after developing infected bedsores at Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, according to a lawsuit he filed. “She had wounds that no one could explain,” he testified. A court awarded the family $17 million.
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TAYLOR GLASCOCK/KFF HEALTH NEWS
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Oregon was one of eight states and the District of Columbia, which saw fatal drug overdoses rise as the they fell in the rest of the country, according to federal data released in August 2024.
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SCREENSHOT/CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
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Portland Police officers use a fentanyl test kit during an arrest for drug possession in downtown Portland, Sept. 10, 2024. This woman was one of roughly 70 people who have been deflected in Multnomah County since Oregon recriminalized drug possession.
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KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB
