…Oregon drug decriminalization…
…the goal of the council is to meet people where they are at… 2020 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed that just over 18.08% of Oregonians need but are not receiving treatment for substance use… more than 16,000 Oregonians accessed services through the new grant program set up under Oregon’s… drug-decriminalization law…
Advocates say the program is designed to focus on services that are not already funded by the Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan, which provides free care to low-income people… a program that provides fast access to services, is flexible and encourages people to return to care as soon as possible… rather than ending…
Original Article (Lund Report & OPB):
Few obtain treatment in first year of Oregon drug-decriminalization grants
Artwork Fair Use: Felix Russell-Saw
