a collaborative program between law enforcement agencies and behavioral health entities that assists individuals who may have substance use disorder, another behavioral health disorder or co-occurring ...

Oregon has ended its experiment with drug decriminalization. Starting Sept. 1, possession of small amounts of illicit substances are once again considered a misdemeanor crime. Earlier this year, state ...

As of Monday, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez says his office is pursuing drug possession charges against people who don't ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — New details are emerging about Multnomah County’s proposed deflection center set to open in a couple of weeks, including what defines “deflection.” This all comes following the ...

Multnomah County has six weeks to launch an ambitious approach to minor drug possession cases-- a high-stakes policy intended to quell public alarm over open drug use and escalating overdose deaths.

Multnomah County’s center designed to give drug users an alternative to arrest has been open for a week and a half, following delays and pushback from neighbors, but few people police caught with ...

Leaders from Multnomah County and the city of Portland outlined their plans Wednesday to address drug possession after a new criminal charge goes into effect statewide in September. “We must offer ...

As the start date for Oregon's new law recriminalizing drug possession nears, more than a half dozen counties have not set up programs for people arrested with narcotics to avoid immediate jail time.

PORTLAND, Ore. — On the corner of Southeast Pine Street and 11th Avenue in Portland’s Central Eastside sits a preschool, where David Watnick’s 1-year-old will start in September the same time ...