Oregon’s drug addiction epidemic, much of it fueled by fentanyl, has spilled far from the state’s urban population centers in recent years.

Clatsop County is among 28 Oregon counties that have developed deflection programs to steer willing drug users into treatment and away from jail.

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Multnomah County’s deflection program, which offers drug users a choice between seeking treatment or serving jail time, has ...

Bend, introduced a legislative package on Tuesday before the House Committee on Health and Health Care that she said is ...

Hillsboro Police Officer James Wood shows a packet of methamphetamine found when he cited a man for drug possession in a city park on Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo by Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle) ...

The Capital Chronicle published a four-part series about fentanyl addiction in Oregon and the state's approach to the crisis.

Due to illicit drug activity, this encampment in Malheur County is called "fentanyl flats." (Photo by Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Rundown trailers streaked with graffiti that sit along a ...