Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recent changes to Clatsop County’s deflection program are helping open the door for more people to access treatment. The program, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — On the corner of Southeast Pine Street and 11th Avenue in Portland’s Central Eastside sits a preschool, where David Watnick’s 1-year-old will start in September the same time ...

Baker County is preparing to start a program that gives people cited for possession of relatively small amounts of certain drugs a chance to avoid criminal charges if they complete addiction treatment ...

HILLSBORO, Ore. — Multnomah County announced Monday that it would delay the opening of its deflection center — a vital component in its plan to funnel people toward treatment when simple drug ...

Police massed in a different part of Portland’s city core each day last week in a concentrated effort to stem illegal drug use. Officers over the week took 78 people suspected of possessing small ...

Benton County launched its Deflection Program one day ahead of the planned start date, when the first person in Benton County ...

Oregon voters passed Measure 110 in 2020. The goal was to decriminalize small amounts of street drugs and move users into treatment. That goal was ultimately not realized, and in 2024, the legislature ...

In response to low engagement in Multnomah County’s drug deflection program, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez has announced steep changes. Starting Jan. 5, people that fail to complete the county’s ...