More People Released from OR Prisons Need Substance-Abuse Treatment

Filed under: Portland Drug Treatment Help

Of about 4,500 people considered to be high-risk for relapse or reoffending, state auditors found over a recent three-year period (2008-2011), about half did not receive substance abuse treatment when they were released, although it was recommended.
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Libertarian pushes himself as alternative in nasty Virginia governor's race

Filed under: Portland Drug Treatment Help

On the issues he disagrees with Cuccinelli and McAuliffe on, Sarvis unsurprisingly references drug policy. “I think that we should legalize marijuana,” he said. “I think we have ruined a lot of lives and livelihoods by giving people criminal …
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Accused robber: 'This is a holdup. Give me a dollar'

Filed under: Portland Drug Treatment Help

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man allegedly robbed a bank for $ 1 and then waited there for deputies to arrest him, Clackamas County sheriff's deputies said. Deputies said he did so as a way to go back to jail to receive free medical care. "This is a holdup. Give …
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