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The Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living keeps its focus on treating the root causes of addiction
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A group of business owners and residents in Portland is pushing for the Oregon Legislature to reconsider the cash refunds offered for recycling beverage containers.
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People caught by police with drugs will face misdemeanor charges starting Sept. 1.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom made mental health a priority since he took office five years ago. The ballot initiative voters approved this week will provide billions of dollars to fund housing and treatment facilities for mentally ill Californians.
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State estimates show 1,333 people will be convicted of drug possession and 533 could go to jail every year under House Bill 4002. The numbers suggest that the system Oregon lawmakers envisioned to replace Measure 110 — in which drug users can avoid criminal consequences through treatment — will only go so far.
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The mortality rate for unhoused Americans more than tripled in 10 years. New data makes clear lives are at stake as California leaders try to combat the homelessness crisis.
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The voter-approved Measure 110 is nearing its end as the Legislature sends a bill unwinding Oregon’s drug decriminalization to Gov. Tina Kotek.
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An Oregon nonprofit that advocates on behalf of incarcerated people warned legislative leaders and Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday that it may go to court to block the Legislature’s drug addiction proposal.
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The sweeping drug addiction proposal now heads to the Senate for a final vote before the session ends.
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The bill gained bipartisan support from the joint committee that was tasked with finding solutions to Oregon’s drug addiction crisis.
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Law enforcement groups now back House Bill 4002, but opposition from fans of decriminalization is as strong as ever.
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Amid fentanyl crisis, Oregon lawmakers propose more funding for opioid addiction medication in jailsThe latest proposal would allow jails seeking to create or expand medication treatment programs to apply for grants from a $10 million fund. It has bipartisan support and the backing of public health advocates and some in law enforcement.
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A negotiated bill that includes the potential of six months in jail is expected to have momentum in the Capitol.
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Democrats and Republicans are seeing whether they can find a compromise over what kinds of consequences drug users might face.