To date, a third of the 166 people enrolled in Washington County's deflection program have completed the six-month process.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – It's been three days since Oregon's new drug possession law went into effect, leaving the Portland ...

Earlier this year, Oregon lawmakers passed a bill to implement new criminal penalties for drug possession and end the state’s three-year experiment with drug decriminalization. The legislation also ...

Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez announced Tuesday that his office may pursue charges against people caught in possession of hard drugs who fail to complete the county's deflection ...

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Portland Police Chief Robert Day unveiled the step-by-step process that police in Oregon’s largest city will follow as they attempt to get drug users access to treatment ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Today's date is significant because starting today, possessing a small amount of hard drugs is now a misdemeanor crime in Oregon. That's a change. In 2020, Oregonians voted to ...

Law enforcement officers arrested four people in Multnomah County Sunday under Oregon’s new law that restored criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of drugs such as fentanyl, heroin and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — It's been one month since Oregon's new drug possession charge took affect and since most counties have been operating a deflection program. The state has devised a data ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The tightening of Multnomah County’s drug deflection program comes amid what District Attorney Nathan Vasquez describes as low participation — and an even lower level of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Recovery experts are weighing in on the progress of Multnomah County’s new deflection center, which just ...