Rachel died May 3 on that friend’s floor at the age of 34, one of the more than 1,600 people in Colorado lost to drug overdoses in 2023. Her father, Rick Skanron, knew people could recover from ...
But after a deluge of overdose deaths and frequent chaos in the streets of Portland, Gov. Tina Kotek signed into law on Monday a measure to restore criminal penalties for drug possession.
Safe supply or safer supply programs are meant to reduce drug overdose deaths by providing ... “This is only perpetuating and possibly exacerbating the problem.” Cooper said she realizes ...