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Susan Walsh/APOregon Gov. Tina Kotek's proposed two-year budget boost spending on three of her core issues 鈥� even if it crowds out some other priorities. -
Christine Torres Hicks/OHSUAn Oregon Health & Science University study found states cannot slow the opioid crisis solely with more flexibility to use Medicaid funding for addiction treatment.
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The western spread of fentanyl continues to fuel regional variations in the number of people dying from drug overdoses, and Measure 110鈥瞫 effects remain debated. -
Across Oregon, counties are receiving state funds to start 鈥榙eflection鈥� programs. These are part of the now-reformed Measure 110鈥檚 mission to provide alternatives to the criminal justice system for people arrested on drug possession charges. -
In less than a month, Oregon will end its nearly four-year experiment with drug decriminalization. Beginning Sept. 1, possession of small amounts of drugs will again be a misdemeanor crime. -
Many California teens who deal with addiction don鈥檛 have access to evidence-based treatment. Health providers and advocates provided testimony to lawmakers this week on specific weak points in the system. -
Jackson County Sheriff Nathan Sickler is renewing a push for a new jail. But public sentiment remains mixed, according to a recent survey. -
State officials awarded $2.36 million to the project by Bay Area First Step, which will be the first of its kind in Curry County. -
Rural Oregon groups to get opioid settlement funding to set up recovery centers to help people in addiction.
