Van Vickle announces candidacy for county sheriff

Filed under: Oregon Drug Use

He said his experience in law enforcement has given him a chance to see how drug use and abuse influences all types of crime throughout the county. “This abuse fuels crime from check fraud to retail thefts to burglaries and unfortunately murders,” he said.
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Gary Johnson Slams the War On Drugs

Filed under: Oregon Drug Use

He added he thinks 90 percent of what he calls “the drug problem” is “prohibition-related” and not “use related.” “And that is not to discount the problems with use and abuse,” he said. He recalls meeting with judges in Portland, Oregon who told him …
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How the Oregon Medicaid Study is Rocking Liberal Assumptions

Filed under: Oregon Drug Use

Another interesting finding was that though medical spending increased among Medicaid enrollees due to more prescription drug usage and doctors' visits, the study “did not find significant changes in visits to the emergency department or hospital …
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FDA to investigate chemical in antibacterial soap that could be linked to …

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to deliver a review this year of whether triclosan is safe. The ruling, which will determine whether triclosan continues to be used in household cleaners, could have implications for a $ 1 billion …
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