dan cable Oregon's First Tribally-Run Opioid Clinic Prepares To Make A Difference By Brian Bull • Mar 9, 2021 Brian Bull / KLCC The opioid epidemic has hurt Native American communities more than any other demographic. A CDC study shows a more than 500 percent spike in opioid-related deaths for native people between 1999 and 2015. To fight this trend, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde is opening Oregon’s first tribally-owned opioid treatment program.
