Unlike opium, nitazenes and other synthetic opioids can be produced anywhere in the world using precursor chemicals that are often uncontrolled.

As President Donald Trump vows to tackle the fentanyl crisis at the border, Lane County aims to fight its local fentanyl ...

In November 2023 in Josephine County, an 18-month law enforcement investigation was able to shut down a major drug operation.

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors appears ready to grant newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers to expedite the ...

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

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The small Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities ...

The number of people sentenced to prison each month in Oregon has climbed since the pandemic but isn’t expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2029, according to a state forecast. For about ...

For years, as Seattle’s street scene frayed with rising homelessness and drug abuse, there was a bitter joke that went around: At least we’re not as bad as Portland.

A Cork mother who has lost three sons to suspected drug overdoses is pleading with drug dealers to stop dealing “dirty drugs” and “taking our children out”. Christine Kavanagh’s 30-year ...

“Illegal drugs like fentanyl are driving crime in our communities, hurting families and fueling the overdose crisis,” said Weiser. “By holding these traffickers accountable and keeping these ...

Backers of Oregon’s approach say decriminalization isn’t necessarily to blame, as many other states with stricter drug laws have ... shortage and the fentanyl crisis, which didn’t reach ...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon’s legislative session officially kicked off Tuesday, one day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Throughout the state capitol, there were conversations ...