Opinions are sharply divided on how to best address Oregon’s addiction crisis, and a committee tasked with coming up with fixes has yet to finalize its plans.
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Report: Measure 110 has helped drug treatment, but gaps remain
A Secretary of State report released Wednesday on Measure 110 services found unclear data among service providers.
Though many jail inmates have addiction problems, facilities lack treatment services
Oregon Rep. Pam Marsh plans to introduce a bill in the 2024 session to provide funding for jail addiction medication, screenings and more.
Some want repeal. Others want tweaks. But nobody seems to want the status quo in the drug crisis.
Lawmakers on Monday listened to experts describe the long, jagged path the state needs to take to recovery as they contemplate changing Oregon’s drug decriminalization measure.
Oregon lawmakers prep to tackle drug addiction in 2024 session
A new committee will meet next week for the first time as lawmakers start to look for solutions to Oregon’s drug addiction crisis.
Oregon lawmakers search for Measure 110 fixes for next year’s session
Oregon officials want to change the state’s addiction treatment system system to motivate people to get help.
Push to change Measure 110 gains momentum and money
A coalition has filed ballot initiatives to prohibit hard drug use in public places and has $700,000 lined up from donors, including Phil Knight.
Oregon advocates call for state to follow ‘roadmap’ to address addiction crisis
Oregon Recovers, a Portland-based nonprofit, urged state leaders to change – but not eliminate – Measure 110, which decriminalized low-level drug possession.
As Oregon faces a mental health crisis, state leaders ask for patience as they tackle problems
Gov. Tina Kotek, who signed six bills on behavioral health that were passed by the Legislature, says more work needs to be done.
Oregon’s addiction care rollout plan puts peers in a precarious position
Without adequate funding for detox facilities for withdrawal management, residential treatment and recovery housing, people inside Oregon’s addiction treatment system say the state’s burgeoning peer workforce amounts to a pipeline that often leads nowhere.