Decriminalization Wasn't the Real Culprit in Oregon's Overdose Death Spike
Briefly

"I've been working in harm reduction for over 20 years...I have never in my career seen a shift in drug supply...how they are using them as quickly as I have over the last three years."
"In February 2021, the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act went into effect in Oregon, making it the first U.S. state to decriminalize hard drugs."
"Oregon recriminalized drugs after overdose deaths skyrocketed by 41 percent within a year of Measure 110, compared to 13 percent nationally and voters soured on decriminalization."
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