My View: Oregon must fight addiction problem
As medical director of Hazelden at Beaverton, an addiction treatment clinic, I see the epidemic every day. As doctors prescribe more painkillers to keep patients pain-free, opioid addiction, hospitalizations and deaths by overdose have soared. Read more on Portland Tribune

Free Narcan training, distribution in Forked River tonight
In addition, attendees will receive a free Narcan kit as well as a treatment voucher for 30 days of free substance abuse treatment to use or distribute to anyone who needs medication-assisted treatment. The Opioid Overdose Prevention Project is funded … Read more on Newsworks.org

Woman accused of breastfeeding while on methamphetamine, cocaine and …
Malo had been staying in a motel with a man she'd recently met who offered to let her and the toddler live there for free. She left the girl alone with the man July 23, and when she came back, she smoked crack with him in … She wrote that the … Read more on TheNewsTribune.com