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Jae C. Hong/AP PhotoOn an average day in California, about 18 people die due to overdoses from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. That works out to nearly four people every five hours. -
Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBA House proposal would create a marketing board to promote whiskey, vodka, gin and other Oregon-crafted spirits.
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Democratic leaders in California and Oregon are becoming more open to using involuntary psychiatric commitment to combat homelessness, drug abuse and untreated mental illness. -
A newly unveiled proposal would give the Oregon Health Authority a greater role in distributing money for expanded addiction services, among other things.
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Patients with a history of opioid use would get increased access to overdose reversal medications under a bill backed by Gov. Tina Kotek and top legislative leaders.
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Since it was implemented 14 years ago, Oregon’s prescription drug monitoring program has lagged behind other states in terms of the type of data captured, who has access to it and how it's being used.
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The state will put the money toward data collection and supplies for community groups that work with people who have addictions
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Local governments are trying to get lawmakers to reroute tens of millions of dollars currently paying for addiction services back to them. That has service providers up in arms.
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Oregon’s first-in-the-nation initiative to address the state’s drug addiction crisis with treatment instead of jail had a rocky start, but it’s too soon to gauge whether the program will be successful, state auditors found.
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About 1,900 people in recovery have been hired to help those struggling with addiction find their way to sobriety, but with too few places to send people to safely detox or receive treatment there’s no clear path to success
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A new study by researchers at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health reveals large gaps in services in Oregon for substance use disorder treatment, prevention and recovery.
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They say that Measure 110 has reduced pressure on drug users to seek treatment.
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A first-in-in the nation bill that would protect kids’ privacy online passed out of the California Legislature. Here’s what it does, and what happens next.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed a handful of California cities and counties to operate supervised drug injection sites. In his veto message, he said he’s concerned these sites could result in unintended consequences or worsen the drug crisis.
