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University of Washington scientists plan to ask the FDA to begin human trials for a fentanyl vaccine designed to block the drug from the brain and prevent overdose.

Adapt expects to complete the $20 million first phase in late 2027, with additional facilities for families and youths planned later.

Lane County is looking to open a new clinic in Florence to help treat opioid addiction.

Addiction treatment services in Oregon are facing a fiscal crunch as a citizen-run oversight council has made sweeping funding cuts. One Eugene-based drop-in recovery center has lost 75% of its budget -- leaving it at risk of closure.

Native Americans needing help with addiction and substance abuse have an option opening this month in the Yamhill County town of Sheridan. The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde’s new residential treatment facility, Main Street Recovery, held its grand opening Monday and is taking referrals.

Washington and Clackamas counties say the Oregon Health Authority didn’t follow appropriate rules when deciding how to dole out funding.

Eugene’s White Bird Clinic says its newest facility fills a gap in community services when it comes to treating addiction.

Just over three years since Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 110, elected officials want to repeal key elements, blaming the law for open drug use and soaring overdoses. But it’s their own hands-off approach that isn’t working, advocates say.

In an hourslong public hearing, the ongoing debate over ending the state's decriminalization experiment, Measure 110, took center stage.

Local governments are trying to get lawmakers to reroute tens of millions of dollars currently paying for addiction services back to them. That has service providers up in arms.

Program Date: March 19, 2021Air Date: March 22, 2021From The City Club of Eugene:A 2019 report from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission found that…

A statewide campaign has been launched for a ballot initiative that would de-criminalize possession of most drugs and create addiction recovery centers…