The U.S. Has to Get Serious About Stopping the Flow of Deadly Drugs Into the Country: Former DEA Exec
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Lawmakers in Oregon backpedaled, passing a bill on Friday to recriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs that were once decriminalized. Measure 110 ended criminal penalties in 2020 for the possession of some amounts of drugs while supposedly expanding access to addiction services.
The move to roll back decriminalization comes on the heels of a 41.55 percent increase in drug overdose deaths. With only two milligrams considered a lethal dose, fentanyl poisonings remain one of the leading causes of drug-related deaths in the state.
Last year, an investigation led to the largest fentanyl seizure in Oregon’s Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office history, according to the agency. Roughly 58,000 fentanyl pills and 16 pounds of fentanyl powder were seized while processing the evidence.
