Drugs today aren't just more available and more normalized. They're more lethal. The information we give kids needs to catch up with their reality.

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Substance use prevention has changed. Gone are the days of simplistic school assemblies that failed to address real-world challenges.

A bill being considered by budget writers would mark a crucial step forward in a state struggling to tackle the drug crisis, supporters say

High-potency cannabis use among Oregon’s adolescents is putting them at risk of psychosis and other mental health problems, according to mental health and addiction experts who want the state to adopt policies that will curb underage use.

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday ruled that jurors can hear evidence about suicidal intent in a fentanyl distribution case out of El Paso County.

WASHINGTON, DC [5/1/25] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced bipartisan legislation based on a successful Oregon program to protect students from accidental fentanyl poisoning.

A new way of administering buprenorphine is helping people who struggled with or feared the excruciating side effects of other methods.

The Next Generation: Breaking Fentanyls Grip

Young Oregonians experience more substance use disorder and fatal overdoses than their counterparts in almost any other state.

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted?

A friend’s journey through drugs and homelessness was aggravated by West Coast decriminalization. There’s a better path forward.

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence.

When we face some risk of a bird flu pandemic, do we want to entrust our health to a man who has fought lifesaving vaccines?

Tariffs may sound tough, but America’s fentanyl crisis stems from a decades-long addiction problem that trade policy can’t fix.

Synthetic illicit drugs, such as nitazenes and fentanyls, are becoming commonplace in countries around the world, including in Europe, Australia, and Latin America, which raises concern for overdose c...

Favoring TikTok over national security, releasing rioters, undermining global health efforts — these actions put all of us at risk.

This time, drug education is a call for self-preservation, not abstinence.

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