The Real World: Portland

Filed under: Drug Use Portland

Some have been put on the streets by mental illness, drug abuse or medical issues—conditions the 2013 count says affect 64 percent of the unsheltered homeless population. While these profiles are incomplete (and given the nature of the subject, they …
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Report: Underage tobacco sales at record lows

Filed under: Drug Use Portland

The violation rate of tobacco sales to underage youth at retailers nationwide has fallen from about 40 percent in 1997 to 9.1 percent in the last fiscal year, according to a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration report released Tuesday. The …
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Off Campus: Workers can train now as demand for geriatric care surges

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Maine news, sports, weather from Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram, Portland, Maine. Monday, September … Since then I have been involved in developing evidence-based guidelines, testing the effects of non-drug approaches to care for the …
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In-mail drug cards real, but not from feds

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Thousands in the Portland-metropolitan area are getting prescription drug cards in the mail, promising deep discounts on prescription medicine. But is this deal too good to be true, or is it just what it promises? The official …
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