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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.

Proposition 47 removed the threat of jail time for simple drug possession. Now participation in drug courts is way down.

Recovering from a substance abuse addiction is neither easy nor fast. And the challenges become that much greater in the current environment, with much of…

We hear about people who got strung out on drugs when they become statistics, like when they die of drug overdoses. Erin Khar offers up a personal story…

The opioid painkiller drugs got the lion's share of attention from law enforcement and media in recent years. But methamphetamine continues to be a…

You can be forgiven if you hear the news about methamphetamine and think "I saw this movie already." Methamphetamine trafficking is a major concern once…

Other parts of the country seem to get more attention, but Oregon ranks high in its drug addiction rate, and low in its access to treatment. The state…

OnTrack provides substance abuse treatment in the Rogue Valley, and has been working to right its ship after several bumpy years. A new bump emerged in…

They already teamed up on a book that took a middle road on the vaccine debate. Now Dr. Paul Thomas and Ashland journalist Jennifer Margulis explore…

The Yurok tribe is looking for funding for "wellness villages," which are planned living sites along the river where the tribe can help reintegrate people…

The experiments with hallucinogenic drugs years ago were meant to find out if they had therapeutic uses... could LSD and its relatives help people? The…

Drug addiction is one of the stories of our time. Still. The drugs change, but the addictions keep on coming, despite The War on Drugs and many other…