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Lisbon, Portugal. | LAURA/PIXABAY

Oregon looks to struggling Portugal for answers on drug addiction

Two decades after decriminalizing drugs, Portugal faces some of the same problems that hound Oregon, though on a smaller scale

Sep 19, 2023

The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Law enforcement officials press lawmakers to tighten Oregon’s drug laws

Police and sheriff’s departments around Oregon say they want authority to arrest people who use and possess drugs as a way to steer them to treatment

Nov 7, 2023

Devin Hall, 25, and Alicia Jacobs, 38, outside their tent in Marion Square Park in Salem on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. | BEN BOTKIN/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Amid the pain of addiction, few pin their hopes on the government

Oregon politicians want to empower police to make arrests for drug possession again to encourage treatment, but people on the streets say recovery is a choice

Jan 30, 2024

Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers start trying to tackle state’s addiction crisis

The fentanyl crisis touches every part of the state, public health officials told lawmakers on Wednesday

Oct 19, 2023

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Oregonians Will Vote On 3 Health Care Measures This Election

One measure that would raise tobacco taxes and tax vaping products for the first time has big money behind it; voters will also consider drug offenses and magic mushrooms.

Oct 21, 2020

Simon Fulford, executive director of Parrott Creek Child and Family Services in Oregon City, looks into a resident's room. For months, his organization has tried to seek state funding for youth residential addiction services. | MICHAEL ROMANOS/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon Health Authority’s slowness to respond to drug crisis stymies expansion of care

Providers have ‘shovel ready’ projects, and the Legislature allocated millions last year but the health authority has yet to make any funding decisions

Feb 18, 2024

Rachel Solotaroff at Portland's Old Town Clinic. | COURTESY CENTRAL CITY CONCERN

How Oregon health officials are preparing for change under Trump

Oregonians’ health care could face more change than most states under the new federal administration, and Dr. Sejal Hathi, director of the state health authority, said officials are preparing to respond quickly as things happen

Jan 3
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