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Drug Decriminalization In Oregon

This week on Century of Lies: Drug Decriminalization in Oregon. We hear from Tera Hurst, Executive Director of the Health Justice Recovery Alliance, and Morgan Godvin with The Health In Justice Action Lab and Beats Overdose, on drug decriminalization in Oregon and the impact of Measure 110, the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act. ....

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Dealer Involved in Michael K. Williams Overdose Case Sentenced to 30 Months

"The Wire" creator David Simon had asked for leniency in the case, saying the late actor would not want to see the 71-year-old dealer, who struggled with addiction, jailed.
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A Teen Girl Is Facing Murder Charges After Two Of Her Classmates Died of Overdoses

Three Tennessee girls overdosed in a school parking lot just before a graduation ceremony. The surviving 17-year-old is being charged with two counts of murder. ....

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25 American Cities Where Police Are Funded Better Than Health and Social Services – 24/7 Wall St.

Since the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police in summer 2020 and subsequent protests in the U.S. and around the world, a growing number of activists have called on governments to divest funding from police departments and reinvest funding into health care and social support programs. While calls to “defund the police” […] ....

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CDC issues new opioid prescribing guidance, giving doctors more leeway to treat pain

The updated recommendations seek to course correct after guidelines from 2016 were criticized for harshly limiting access to needed pain medication. ....

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