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As Opioid Deaths Climb, Human Trials Begin for Vaccine

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Sept. 15, 2021 — Opioid-related drug overdose deaths in the United States exploded to an estimated record high of 69,031 people in 2020, topping the 49,860 deaths logged in 2019, according to a new report from the CDC. Most of the deaths involved synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. President Joe Biden has pledged more … Read more

Oregon Decriminalizes Possession of Hard Drugs

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Nov. 5, 2020 — Oregon voters have passed a measure making the state the first to decriminalize possession of hard drugs such as heroin, methamphetamine, LSD and oxycodone. The measure completely changes how Oregon’s justice system treats those who are found with personal-use amounts of hard drugs, the Associated Press reported. Under Measure … Read more