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As Portland firefighters report a surge in 911 calls for drug overdoses, and Oregon sees rising rates of substance use disorder, a new mobile addiction treatment program could provide hope. An overdose response team at Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) will soon start administering opioid withdrawal medication. A new pilot program, called the Mobile Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) program, is set to kick off in early February. Once live, it will allow emergency...

As of Sept. 27, there have been 785 people who have died from fentanyl overdoses in King County in 2023. A mobile methadone clinic is trying to help.

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the award of $1.6 million to eight addiction services providers in New York State, which will allow them to establish Mobile Medication Units.