There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to the CDC. It's a 14% decrease ...

A downtown Portland program that aims to boost safety and cleanliness in the city’s central core will expand its boundaries ...

After an attempt to decriminalize drugs made the addiction crisis in Oregon even worse, local Christians are pleading with ...

The federal government’s push to make Medicaid funding more flexible for drug addiction treatment in the last nine years has ...

Two Mainers are facing drug trafficking charges after police say they found fentanyl, cocaine, and meth during a traffic stop ...

Despite the decrease in fatal overdoses, the crisis is far from over, experts in Portland's recovery community said.

Dan Rayfield, a lawyer and former House Speaker, and Will Lathrop, a former deputy district attorney and non-profit human ...

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid analgesic approved in the US in the 1960s. However, because it’s easy to make, cheap and potent, a black market for it has bloomed in the country in recent years.

While Narcan remains one of the most effective ways to prevent an overdose from becoming fatal, Portland Fire & Rescue’s CHAT ...

U.S. Attorney Tessa Gorman says members of a violent drug trafficking ring operating in Seattle’s University District have ...

The consensus reflects the resonance of border control among voters — most of the country’s fentanyl comes from ... this year after its largest city, Portland, was overrun with homeless ...

A local man faces significant prison time for allegedly supplying fentanyl pills that killed a 21-year-old Coralville resident. Jerome Smith, 36, has addresses listed in Solon and Coralville.