There's no safety invested in the Oregon Public Safety Package: Guest opinion

Filed under: Oregon Drug Abuse

Much of California's prison realignment sounds like Oregon's Public Safety Package. Key similarities: Shifting prison inmates to county jails and more use of alternative sentencing, such as electronic ankle bracelets or home detention. California's …
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A Rising Marijuana Reform Tide at the Statehouses [FEATURE]

Filed under: Oregon Drug Abuse

Oregon is one of the more promising states for marijuana legalization legislation. …. Under H. 200, a person under 21 who is found in possession of up to an ounce of marijuana would have to undergo substance abuse screening and possible treatment.
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The Hidden Geography of America's Surging Suicide Rate

Filed under: Oregon Drug Abuse

Also curiously absent are high-priced, allegedly high-stress East and West Coast states such as New York or California, while more "laid back" states — Hawaii, Vermont, Oregon, and Idaho as well as Plains states — dominate the top 10 for highest …
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School cop is officer, teacher, friend

Filed under: Oregon Drug Abuse

The former firefighter has been a SWAT team member, first responder and drug recognition expert. He instructs … Married with four grown children, two each from his and his wife's previous marriages, Escalante grew up in the San Diego area before …
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