Gov. Tina Kotek said agencies will need to step up their efforts to avoid pitfalls when implementing new drug treatment programs in the law.
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With addiction bill passed, now Oregon faces biggest challenge
Oregon counties have to build new treatment facilities to deflect people away from the criminal justice system but they only have a few months before drug possession is recriminalized.
Recovery houses in Oregon provide crucial transition in path toward drug-free life
Oregon lawmakers are poised to allocate $18 million this session to help recovery houses around the state grow.
Oregon House passes bill unwinding Measure 110 to address addiction crisis
The sweeping drug addiction proposal now heads to the Senate for a final vote before the session ends.
Senate committee axes proposal for mandatory addiction treatment for children
Oregon lawmakers turned down a proposal that would have made addiction treatment mandatory when children don’t consent.
Lawmakers wrestle with police role in drug addiction crisis
Legislators listened for nearly four hours Wednesday as Oregonians shared heart-wrenching stories of addiction and overdose.
Lawmakers take first deep plunge into proposals to address the drug crisis
Most ideas to reform Oregon’s Measure 110 would need funding, but an amount hasn’t been set yet.
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.
Oregon Democrats would make drug possession a crime, widen treatment
A long-awaited Democratic proposal to reform Measure 110 calls for court-ordered programs and more resources for people who need treatment.
House Republicans introduce bill to end Measure 110
Republicans want to repeal a voter-approved drug decriminalization measure, while Democratic lawmakers are working on a separate proposal to address Oregon’s drug addiction crisis.
