NPR REPORT: FOR SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, OREGON EXPANDING WORKFORCE WITH NONPROFESSIONALS WITHOUT COMPETENCE, PREDICTING HARM

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NPR REPORT: TO TREAT SUBSTANCE USE EPIDEMICS OREGON NOW USING PUBLIC FUNDS TO HIRE NONPROFESSIONALS WITHOUT COMPETENCE With among worst-in-nation outcomes, Oregon is funneling Measure 110 decriminalization funds for new hires in longstanding failed cronyism systems by Clark Miller Published May 30, 2022 In 2020, Oregon voters approved a measure to decriminalize possession of small […]

WEST VIRGINIA: PREDICTABLY, HIGH RISK OPIOID USE TIED TO OVERDOSE AND HIV SURGES WHILE ACCESS TO PROVEN MEDICAL CURE FOR HIGH RISK OPIOID USE INCREASED

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WEST VIRGINIA: PREDICTABLY, HIGH RISK OPIOID USE TIED TO OVERDOSE AND HIV SURGES WHILE ACCESS TO PROVEN MEDICAL CURE FOR HIGH RISK OPIOID USE INCREASED And predictably, trends were present pre-COVID and continue as COVID stressors dissipate by Clark Miller Published May 16, 2022 Decades and billions in public health spending into America’s opioid crisis, […]