Human Rights Day: Pray for Modern Slaves

Filed under: Drug Abuse Oregon

Today, let's think about the abuse of the Rohingya Muslims by Buddhists in Burma. … A letter was found inside a Hallowe'en decoration purchased by a mother in Oregon in 2011: "Sir: If you occasionally buy this product, please kindly resend this …
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Communities across US reduce teen smoking, drinking, violence and crime

Filed under: Drug Abuse Oregon

… by measuring experiences and behaviors among a sample of about 4,500 fifth-grade students living in 24 small- to moderate-size towns (between 1,500 and 50,000 residents) in seven states: Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Oregon, Utah and …
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CORNBREAD AND BUTTERMILK: Snake handlers and the First Amendment

Filed under: Drug Abuse Oregon

The Native Americans in Oregon were using peyote as part of their worship long before drug abuse became a major problem in American society. It was as if the use of wine in communion services were outlawed following prohibition. Yet the court ruled …
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Price of Addiction: New opioid treatment can work wonders but there are limits …

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Another drug therapy — buprenorphine, which goes under the brand name Suboxone — is dispensed mainly through doctors' offices, rather than methadone clinics. Fueled by a nationwide opioid abuse epidemic, which is particularly acute in Oregon, …
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