Health Justice Recovery Alliance

We are the statewide advocacy organization fully focused on implementing Measure 110, with the needs of communities most harmed by the racist war on drugs placed front and center.

Measure 110 is the first step in repairing the ongoing multigenerational harms of the war on drugs and investing in the community care our children need to flourish. Those with the most at stake must lead the way. Together, we have the power to provide Oregonians with compassionate and community-centered paths to recovery — or the tools and resources they need to stay safe wherever they are.

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Measure 110: The Drug Addiction Treatment & Recovery Act

In November 2020 Oregon made history by voting overwhelmingly in favor of Measure 110, the Drug Addiction Treatment & Recovery Act. The landmark law draws from global best practices — from decriminalization in Portugal and Switzerland to Eugene’s CAHOOTS model — to address our state’s unique challenges. Measure 110 removes unfairly harsh punishments for minor, nonviolent drug offenses and expands access to live-saving services in rural and frontier communities, as well as urban centers.

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Rather than branding drug users criminals, the law treats substance use as a public health issue affecting all of us, from spouses and siblings to young children and teens, from pregnant women to grandparents.

Measure 110 invests $302 million in just its first two years in overdose prevention, housing, peer support, harm reduction, and addiction recovery programs.

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State announces criminal system savings to fund substance use treatment

Measure 110 specifically directed savings from no longer criminalizing addiction to fund vital addiction recovery services.

Statement from Health Justice Recovery Alliance on House Passage of HB 2513

The Hope and Recovery Bill, HB 2513, passed the Oregon House with an overwhelming bipartisan supermajority.

Community Letter to DHM Research in Response to Measure 110 Poll

CASE STUDIES & IMPACT STORIES

Bridges to Change

Measure 110 Grant Amount: $13,137,794.20 (Clackamas, Multnomah County Indiginity, Washington and Wasco County BHRNs)

An early Measure 110 grant first allowed Bridges to keep a recovery house in The Dalles open. It was set to close and its staff to be laid off due to lack of funding, but Measure 110 dollars allowed them to keep the house open and expand services there. As a member of the Washington County, Wasco County, Clackamas County and Multnomah County Indiginity BHRNs, Bridges will be able offer an additional 202 supportive and low-barrier housing beds for clients in the Tri-County area. 67 new staff — from service navigators and case managers, to phone-line peer support and more — will also be hired, enabling the organization to serve more people throughout all counties in which it operates.

Larry Turner

Executive Director, Fresh Out Community-Based Re-entry Program

“These funds can help us address the racist war on drugs’ disproportionate impact on Black and Brown people by providing housing for Black individuals transitioning out of incarceration, and allowing us to hire additional peer support specialists to help people in their Substance Use Disorder recovery journey. The war on drugs has created harm that spans generations, and it’s going to take a lot of work to address these harms so that our community can begin to heal.”

The Miracles Club

Measure 110 Grant Amount: $3,201,077 (Washington County, Multnomah County Indiginity BHRNs)

With their Measure 110 grant, Miracles will be able to offer more recovery programming, expand community outreach work, hire additional recovery mentors to serve more clients in Multnomah County and — for the first time — expand services to Washington County. Their grant will allow them to create more transitional housing for people in early recovery by procuring three transitional houses that, collectively, will offer at least 18 beds. One of these will be the first-ever transitional house for LGBTQ+ African American women in recovery. Nothing else like this exists in Oregon.

Oregon Change Clinic

Measure 110 Grant Amount: $228,613 (Access to Care Grant)

The Oregon Change Clinic focuses on culturally specific services tailored to the BIPOC community. In 2021 they were awarded Measure 110 funding to take control of and renovate the 6th Avenue Motel in Southwest Portland, helping them break down barriers to housing for their clients who need help. The clients — many of them homeless or struggling with stable housing — get a six-month stay to make a life-long change. "That means everything. I feel safe. I have my own key to go in...and then I get to know my other peers, too. I was always isolated, so now I'm coming out of that." - Kimberly Caston, tenant

NW Instituto Latino de Adicciones

Measure 110 Grant Amount: $1,204,980.84 (Multnomah County Latino Community BHRN)

NWIL is one of the only organizations that provides culturally and linguistically-specific recovery support services to the Latino community in Portland and surrounding areas. Measure 110 will enable them to hire two new case managers and a peer supervisor to support individuals in their recovery journeys, serve an extra 25-30 people per month, and expand services to Washington County. Peers and mentors work with clients to assess their needs and connect them with support that is provided by someone who understands their heritage, culture, and who speaks their language.

Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon

Measure 110 Grant Amount: $4,015,518.63 (Clackamas, Washington, Multnomah County Indiginity, and Multnomah County East County BHRNs)

Measure 110 will enable MHAAO to develop a 24/7 phone line where anyone, anywhere, who reaches out for help can connect with a trained peer. Their Measure 110 grant will pay for a smartphone app to support individuals during and after treatment. Using the app, MHAOO clients will be able connect with others in recovery across the world through moderated peer discussion groups, virtual support groups, reminders, digital cognitive behavioral therapy, and care team connections. MHAOO will also launch its first culturally-specific services program for members of the Latino community.

HIV Alliance

Measure 110 Access to Care Grant: $157,000 | Timeframe: 05/17/21 - 12/31/21

The HIV Alliance serves Lane, Marion and Josephine Counties. Using funds from their Measure 110 Access to Care grant, the HIV Alliance has been able to expand access to substance use treatment, peer support services, harm reduction, and housing to individuals in Southern Oregon. They reversed more than 500 overdoses in just six months with Measure 110 funds.

Ron Williams

Outreach Director, HJRA / Tri-Chair, Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council

Decriminalization removes the ability of police to simply walk up to anyone (particularly young Black men) and use “searching for drugs” as a pretense to harass and detain them – or worse. That was part of my daily stress, and it perpetuated my addiction. Had Measure 110 been in place when I was struggling, I may have felt safe asking for help sooner. I may have connected with someone like me much sooner. That’s the system we’re creating now through Measure 110.

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