States Push for Harsher Fentanyl Penalties amid Uptick in Overdose Deaths March 21, 2023 Admin Several states are advocating for harsher fentanyl penalties as overdose deaths surge in the U.S. Nevada, Oregon, Alabama, Texas, West Virginia and South Carolina have all pushed to increase the ...
WILLAMINA, Ore. (AP) — A student and a deputy were treated at a hospital Tuesday after they likely were exposed to fentanyl at an Oregon middle school, authorities said.
Fentanyl killed Isa Wilde at 15. His mother wonders if changes in Oregon law might have saved him. Oregon’s medical autonomy laws say once a child turns 15, all health care decisions are theirs to make. To the mother of a son lost to fentanyl poisoning last August,...
Raschio issued an emergency injunction blocking the measure from taking effect and later held a trial on the merits of the suit. Last November,he found its two major provisions requiring a permit to buy a gun and the ban on large-capacity...
The number is nowhere close to adequate for the unparalleled demand of today, fueled by the pandemic, a dearth of affordable housing, rising homelessness and the surge in more potent meth and fentanyl. “We’re at a point where the imbalance between supply and...
such as the90-day fentanyl emergencythat the county chair called along with Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Gov. Tina Kotek. She asks questions delving into the efficacy of programs and tracking of results. And she insists on including the...
“We’ve had people address chronic illnesses they may not have been able to while on the street, including cancer treatment, while staying with us and also we have seen how fentanyl wreaks havoc on the body, so we provide a safe place for people to physically recover ...
She urged Vega Pederson to use her executive authority to greenlight an emergency procurement process under the county’s 90-day fentanyl emergency declaration for the sobering center. That would direct county staff to start drafting specs for a potential buil...