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Oregon is just three short months away from rolling out new drug possession charges.counties are scrambling to set up brand new programs to offer drug counselli

Drug addiction researchers and advocates for a comprehensive, health-based approach say decriminalization needs time to work, and only with connected supports.

It was at a Drug Policy Alliance conference in Phoenix last October that Tera Hurst, executive director at Health Justice Recovery Alliance, got a feel for the impact Measure 110 was having outside of Oregon. Hurst was on a panel with a presenter from the Philippines, who, to Hurst’s surprise, focused a significant amount of her presentation on Oregon. “It just kind of floored me,” Hurst said. When they spoke, Hurst said the woman told...

Some say drug use should be a public health issue, not a criminal one. Is decriminalisation the answer?

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs bill recriminalizing possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, reversing Measure 110. Concerns raised about potential racial disparities and impact on public defender shortage.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) ended the state’s experiment with decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of hard drugs this week, but the debate over whether the state pulled the plug too soon is just beginning. Addiction experts in the state say the decision to end Measure 110 is misguided and misinformed, coming about…

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs bill recriminalizing possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, reversing Measure 110. Concerns raised about potential racial disparities and impact on public defender shortage.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs bill recriminalizing possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, reversing Measure 110. Concerns raised about potential racial disparities and impact on public defender shortage.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed House Bill 4002 which recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs in the state, despite concerns over potential racial disparities and the impact on the public defender shortage.

Oregon is walking back its three-year policy that had decriminalized drug possession as the state reels from rising fentanyl deaths.