Oregon decriminalization reveals possible solutions and challenges to addressing addiction

It’s been more than two and half years since a first-of-its-kind law went into effect in Oregon that decriminalized small possession of most drugs, including opioids and methamphetamines. Stephanie Sy reports from Portland on what’s working and what’s not working with a law that advocates hoped would change the paradigm around drug enforcement.

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