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Addiction Treatment Can Work Even When It’s Not Voluntary

Jan. 4, 2024

As Oregon reconsiders its decision to decriminalize hard drugs like fentanyl, research shows that mandating treatment programs for drug addicts can benefit them and the public.

Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in illicit Drug Seizures

MAR. 25, 2021

Friday, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) - Seizures of drugs fell sharply in the United States during early Covid-19 lockdowns, but spiked once stay-at-home orders eased

Marijuana in the Buckeye State. Are THC dabs, waxes, gummy bears too strong for Ohioans?

DEC. 19, 2023

Scientific data increasingly link its use with depression, IQ loss, suicidality, psychosis, schizophrenia, heart conditions, and other health consequences that persist long after the effects of the drug wear off.

Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is facing pushback amid the fentanyl crisis

NOV. 18, 2023

“The inability for people to live their day-to-day life without encountering open-air drug use is so pressing on urban folks’ minds,” said John Horvick, vice president of polling firm DHM Research. “That has very much changed people’s perspective about what they think Measure 110 is.”

A majority of Oregonians want to see Measure 110 tossed aside, poll finds

AUG. 29, 2023

"The playbook was to legalize medical marijuana, then legalize non-medical marijuana, then legalize psychedelics — which Oregon has done — then decriminalize drugs like heroin and fentanyl, and then legalize those drugs," Sabet said.

Oregon voters souring on Measure 110, with many in favor of a complete repeal, new poll finds

AUG. 23, 2023

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