US EditionOregon's Drug Decriminalization Law Faces Growing Pushback Amid Fentanyl Crisis
- Republican lawmakers in Oregon are urging Democratic Governor Tina Kotek to address the issue of drug-related offenses and propose harsher sanctions for possession.
- Oregon's law, Measure 110, which decriminalizes the possession of illicit drugs, has faced criticism for not incentivizing treatment. Only 1% of people who received citations for possession sought help via the state hotline in the first year.
- Backers of Measure 110 argue that the increase in synthetic opioid overdose fatalities in Oregon is not solely due to decriminalization, as other states with stricter drug laws have also reported similar increases.
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Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is facing strong headwinds in the progressive state after an explosion of public drug use fueled by the proliferation of fentanyl and a surge in deaths from opioids, including those of children. “The inability for people to live their day-to-day life w…
Oregon’s drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis
Oregon's first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is facing strong headwinds in the progressive state after an explosion of public drug use fueled by the proliferation of fentanyl.
Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis
Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is facing strong headwinds in the progressive state after an explosion of public drug use fueled by the proliferation of fentanyl and a surge in deaths from opioids, including those of children.Seguir leyendo
Drug decriminalization law faces pushback amid fentanyl crisis
Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is facing strong headwinds in the progressive state after an explosion of public drug use fueled by the proliferation of fentanyl and a surge in deaths from opioids, including those of children.
Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Law Faces Growing Pushback Amid Fentanyl Crisis
Oregon's first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is facing strong headwinds in the progressive state after an explosion of public drug use fueled by the proliferation of fentanyl and a surge in deaths from opioids, including those of children. "The inability for people to live their day-to-day life without encountering op…
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