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Take Back Program offers a safe way to dispose of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medicines free of charge.
A baby food brand sold at Target stores should be avoided by parents and caregivers, the Oregon Health Authority warned.
The nonprofit is one of two program operators in the state that are supposed to provide kiosks at pharmacies, public offices, ...
The FDA has warned restaurants and retailers in those states not to serve it. Elevated levels of toxins were first detected in shellfish on the Oregon coast on May 17, state fish and wildlife ...
Face Rock Creamery, based in Bandon, Oregon, is recalling two specific batches of its Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheddar Curds ...
OREGON, USA — In the fall of 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a ban of formaldehyde, a highly toxic chemical found in hair-straightening products that is believed to ...
Under Ballot Measure 110, instead of arresting drug users, police give them a citation and point them towards treatment. Over three years in, there's a debate about whether it's succeeded or failed.
While other states may look to Oregon and make inferences about decriminalization, most people working in public health and drug policy know that all the other factors have to be taken into ...
The conclusion counters an increasingly common narrative that Oregon’s drug problem is unique in the country — and that decriminalization is to blame. July 1, 2025. contribute now.
Oregon's first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, ... Oregon’s drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis By .
State estimates show 1,333 people will be convicted of drug possession and 533 could go to jail every year under House Bill 4002. The numbers suggest that the system Oregon lawmakers envisioned to ...
Oregon’s troubled implementation of Measure 110 has elicited intense debates over drug policy, public safety and justice — and sowed divisions among community members, activists and political ...