Oregon has allocated $5.1 million from state opioid crisis settlement funds for harm reduction programs through the Oregon Health Authority, OHA announced Thursday.

Naloxone saves lives and the state should fully fund what’s needed; reversing overdoses is an absolute good and also helps ...

District attorneys say many charges could be dismissed due to a lack of public defenders that has been plaguing the state ...

On Sept. 1, Oregon officially rolled back Ballot Measure 110, ending the state's four-year experiment with drug decriminalization. A new state law encourages police officers and prosecutors to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After Oregon lawmakers passed a bill to deter drug use on public transportation, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office marked the first arrest for the crime ...

If waitlist emergency housing is replicated throughout Oregon, it would potentially fill a gap in the system of care for unsheltered Oregonians in drug addiction. Oregon is short 3,700 treatment ...

A new Oregon law took effect on Jan. 1, which will impose stricter penalties for drug use on public transportation. Senate Bill 1553 classifies the act as a Class A misdemeanor, marking a ...