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At a Jan. 31, 2024 virtual discussion of the Oregon Health Forum, Rep. Rob Nosse (right) joined Rep. Ed Diehl (bottom) and several other lawmakers to talk about the upcoming legislative session with moderator and journalist Emily Harris (left) .

Drug addiction, mental health will dominate session, lawmakers say

Lawmakers clashed in an Oregon Health Forum panel over how much ‘stick’ is needed to promote treatment and fix Measure 110

Feb 1, 2024
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Mila Priest, 8, right, focuses on her computer work while playing the PAX Good Behavior Game during class at Fern Hill Elementary School in Forest Grove, Ore., Nov. 9, 2023. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB FOR THE LUND REPORT

In Oregon, parents and teachers catalyze drug prevention in schools

Armed with knowledge and tools, parents are making a big difference in local school districts

Feb 1, 2024

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Ketamine therapy for mental health a ‘Wild West’ for doctors and patients

For-profit ketamine clinics promising treatment for mental health have proliferated although the practice lacks supporting research and protocols, remains unapproved by the FDA and was considered radical just a decade ago

Feb 1, 2024

(Left to right) Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson, and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, at a press conference in Portland, Jan. 30, 2024, where a a 90-day state of emergency was declared to address the fentanyl crisis in Portland. The action followed a recommendation by the Portland Central City Task Force, and will direct resources in an “unified response.” | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

In downtown Portland’s fentanyl crisis, Oregon leaders declare emergency

The city, county and state governments declared an emergency surrounding fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid, though the announcement won’t include additional funding

Feb 1, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. | MARK THOMAS/PIXABAY

Democratic attorneys general ask Supreme Court to allow current access to abortion pill

The abortion pill available through the mail and telehealth appointments should stay that way, two dozen Democratic attorneys general from Oregon, Washington and across the country urged the U.S. Supreme Court

Feb 1, 2024

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The FTC is attacking drugmakers’ ‘patent thickets’

The Federal Trade Commission has challenged the validity of over 100 drug product patents in an effort to increase competition and lower prices

Feb 1, 2024

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Oregon has huge shortage of treatment beds, consultant finds

Despite recent investments of more than $1.5 billion into Oregon’s behavioral health system, the state falls far short of what it needs to meet demand for treatment, according to a new report

Feb 1, 2024
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Feds sue again alleging unnecessary spine surgeries in Washington

Doctor accused saw numerous Oregon patients, according to court records

Jan 30, 2024
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Jon and Jennifer Epstein look at photos from their son, Cal's, memorial inside his bedroom on Jan. 24, 2023. Cal died from an accidental drug overdose in December 2020 after he unknowingly took a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Opinion: Oregon lawmakers must include youth prevention in drug policy proposals

As state legislators debate changes to Measure 110, parent and youth advocate Jon Epstein urges them to consider upstream measures and youth treatment needs in their legislation

Jan 30, 2024