It’s been one year since Multnomah County launched an $8 million program meant to give people caught with drugs a choice: a ...

a collaborative program between law enforcement agencies and behavioral health entities that assists individuals who may have substance use disorder, another behavioral health disorder or co-occurring ...

Last year, Oregon ended its three-year experiment with drug decriminalization known as Measure 110. This came when Oregon lawmakers passed House Bill 4002 to implement new criminal penalties for drug ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — New details are emerging about Multnomah County’s proposed deflection center set to open in a couple of weeks, including what defines “deflection.” This all comes following the ...

Oregon has ended its experiment with drug decriminalization. Starting Sept. 1, possession of small amounts of illicit substances are once again considered a misdemeanor crime. Earlier this year, state ...

September is National Recovery Month. Since 1989, this month has been designated to increase understanding about substance use disorders. However, we seldom talk about helping those in our prisons and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Multnomah County deflection center that will serve as a touch point for drug users who wish to avoid jail time and instead opt for addiction treatment is set to open its ...

As a I mentioned in a post about two weeks ago my monitor started to twitch badly and eventually made a burning smell and died. I just got a call back from the repair shop and apparently the picture ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — KATU News crews stationed outside Multnomah County's newly opened deflection center for most of the day saw no police drop-offs, however, security vehicles came and went ...

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Deflection Program and will recognize nine graduates on Thursday at The Taylor Center in Bend.    The Deflection ...

This year, Oregon lawmakers overhauled their highly experimental drug law. That policy had decriminalized small amounts of hard drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamine. There was a public ...