Addiction is a health issue that deserves a health-based response
Substance use disorders and addiction have been recognized as health conditions by…
9/18/20
Oregon opportunity: Remove criminal penalties for low-level possession of controlled substances
We can’t incarcerate Oregon’s addiction crisis away. We need real solutions…
9/18/20
The Extraordinary BIPOC Coalition Support Measure 110
This time of crisis has thrown a bright light on systemic injustice,…
9/18/20
Oregon is on the cusp of decriminalizing everything
Come November 3, Oregon residents will have a chance to approve the…
9/14/20
Guest Opinion: Teachers support Measure 110 for more addiction recovery
Some people may think I, as a 5th grade teacher in rural…
9/9/20
Measure 110 helps dismantle systemic racism
If you’d like to see fewer people on our streets and want…
9/3/20
Oregon Could Become The First State To Decriminalize Drugs in November
By Zachary Siegel Getting caught with drugs like cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamine…
9/1/20
Another Oregon First
By Joey Cappelletti Come November, Oregon voters will have the opportunity to…
8/27/20
It’s going to take years to reframe substance abuse from a legal moral failing into something different. The sooner we can start, the better off we will be.
Watch The First Ad For Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Ballot Measure
By Kyle Jaeger An Oregon campaign to decriminalize drug possession and invest…
8/20/20
Drug treatment, decriminalization measure officially certified for ballot
Oregon voters will decide in November whether to expand access to drug…
8/19/20
Measure 110 does not legalize drugs. Rather, it decriminalizes small amounts of drug possession as part of a shift to a health-based approach to addiction.
Ballot Measure Stresses Treatment, Not Jail Time For Drug Possession
By: Ben Botkin Oregon voters will decide on a ballot measure in…
8/17/20
Act for Change
By Chris Hecht COVID-19 is on the rise in Oregon. People need…
8/6/20
Oregonians are responding to overlapping public health emergencies — the addiction crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and health disparities stemming from structural racism.