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Oregon's Measure 110 drug law feels growing pains

Voting yes or no was the easy part. And Oregon voters said yes, they do want to decriminalize drug possession (in small amounts), and beef up treatment.

That was Measure 110, passed in November 2020. A year later, organizations that treat people for substance abuse report a crisis situation, with too many people needing treatment, and not enough people to provide it.

works to correct the situation; we check in with an alliance member to get a read on where things stand, and how the pandemic has affected the situation.

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The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange is ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½'s daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.