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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.

Despite nationwide overdose deaths dropping in 2023 — the first decrease in over five years — deaths in Oregon rose.

When you think of stocking stuffers, medication to prevent overdose deaths probably isn’t your first idea. But health officials are urging Oregonians to stock Narcan over the holidays.

Eugene Police have sounded the alarm about a spate of nine overdose deaths in the last week. The deaths are suspected to be from fentanyl– which health officials say has become pervasive in illicit drugs.

People recently released from Oregon prisons have a risk for opioid overdose that is ten times greater than the general public. That’s according to a new study led by a scientist at Oregon State University.

The Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde on Monday officially opened a new treatment center in Salem for people struggling with opioid addiction.…

The opioid epidemic has hurt Native American communities more than any other demographic. A CDC study shows a more than 500 percent spike in…

Note: In an earlier release dated October 22, 2020, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported that opioid-related deaths and hospitalizations in Oregon…

Oregon’s Good Samaritan Law includes an aspect which has to do with drug overdose. It provides immunity from drug charges and arrest when someone acts in…

Opioid overdose is a deadly risk for anyone using or misusing the drug. With that in mind, Lincoln County Health and Human Services has partnered with the…

The Oregon Health Authority announced Friday a third-party review is underway to consider expanding Medicaid coverage for certain chronic pain…

Oregon US Senator Ron Wyden is not interested in bailing out the pharmaceutical industry. The Democrat is expressing concern about a last minute change to…