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Courtesy of Bay Area First StepState officials awarded $2.36 million to the project by Bay Area First Step, which will be the first of its kind in Curry County. -
Toby Talbot/APRural Oregon groups to get opioid settlement funding to set up recovery centers to help people in addiction.
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The psychiatric hospital is reviewing its in-person visitation policies as Oregon State Police investigate the overdose. -
The money is part of $600 million in opioid settlement funds the state is expected to receive over the next two decades. -
Josh Wallner-Sentle's death was one of over 100 fatal overdoses in Jackson County last year. Many involved fentanyl, a highly addictive and powerful synthetic opioid that can be mixed into other drugs. -
The subject is expected to be a flash point in this year鈥檚 legislative session. -
As lawmakers prepare to tackle the state鈥檚 addiction crisis, new data from the Oregon Health Authority shows how dire the addiction crisis has become. -
This week, the Medford Police Department confirmed their investigation into the alleged theft of controlled substances at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. -
Oregon will soon require health care facilities to provide opioid overdose medication when releasing some at-risk patients. -
The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it a top issue as overdose deaths rise. -
Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, plans to introduce a bill in the 2024 session to provide funding for addiction medication, screenings and more. -
The initiative comes amid a big jump in the number of teens who鈥檝e died from drug overdoses in the last five years.
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Oregon Health & Science University author of national study says jails have an opportunity to treat drug addiction. -
In mid-July, Jackson County medical examiners identified ten drug overdose deaths in just five days . They believe nine of those deaths were related to the powerful opioid fentanyl.
