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mental illness. measure 110 was supposed to help them but apparently not drug treatment. $300 million of cannabis revenue is not going for more treatment but harm reduction, like needle exchanges, supportive housing, narcan to revive someone overdosing on drugs. >> the treatment can look really different for different people and it's important we are not just spending the most money on care if we don't actually have those other components to really support the person. >> the problem is drug overdose deaths have never been higher. in the first year of the experiment, 1,069 deaths statewide, 41% increase over 2020, 25% higher than what the national rate rose, we know what a crisis that is. and crime linked to drug addiction is also up. property crime is higher and murder connected to drug turf wars is on the rise.