Officers receive in-depth lesson on prescription medication abuse

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A group of Maine police officers went back to school on Thursday and spent the day learning about how to better deal with prescription drug abuse and trafficking. Purdue Pharma L.P, FBI-LEEDA and the Portland Police Department hosted the full-day …
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Alby Zweig Goes From Drug Addict to Drug Court Magistrate: 'Once I Stopped …

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He likens heroin addiction to “having a chain around your neck that's tied to a semi-truck pulling you forward while you're trying to pull the other way.” “It was super … “There was San Francisco, Denver, Portland, Chicago, New York, Boston… I'd …
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Rise of the Falcon

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… Portland has done before. It's not uncommon for a wealthy Portlander to support a struggling artist with commissions or grants. … Public funding of the arts is as controversial as it's ever been in Portland, as bills arrive for the city's new $ 35 …
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Lottery 'casinos,' problem bars under assault by Oregon House speaker

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"Do we want casinos? Because that's what we have now," said Kotek, a Portland Democrat whose district includes the island and its infamous "lottery row." Kotek has sponsored two bills that would give state and local governments dramatic new powers to …
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