Alpha-Woodhull group reports on youth drug, alcohol use
A survey of youth drug use in the Alpha-Woodhull area found gateway drugs the most-used. “Gateways do not necessarily mean the use of them lead to the use of other drugs, but there is a strong connection between that use and/or abuse and possible addiction after using gateway drugs regularly,” Diane Eager of Bridgeway stated in a report.
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Advocates push for more treatment for offenders
Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Dailey doesn’t spend much time on the bench. Most of the time, she’s in her Portland courtroom talking face-to-face with offenders she knows by their first name.
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Despite Rhetoric, New Drug Strategy is Old Hat
On Wednesday, the Office of National Drug Control Policy released the months-long overdue budget and strategy for the agency, requesting a record $15.5 billion for law enforcement, interdiction, treatment and research.
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