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Oregon was the first state to decriminalize all drugs. One year later, those involved with recovery explain what's working and what’s next.

Oregon was the first state to decriminalize all drugs. One year later, those involved with recovery explain what's working and what’s next.

More than 16,000 Oregonians accessed services through the new grant program set up under Oregon’s landmark drug-decriminalization law in its first year, but less than 1% of those helped with Measure 110 dollars were reported to have entered treatment, new state data shows.

Local experts said the high rates of alcoholism in the state aren't all that surprising.

A year after Oregon decriminalized small amounts of street drugs, some lawmakers are pushing to shift marijuana tax funds from recovery services to law enforcement.