by Ty Davison | Jul 19, 2023 | News & Commentary
Oregon Tried a Bold Experiment in Drug Policy. Early Results Aren’t Encouraging. – The Atlantic: But three years later, with rising overdoses and delays in treatment funding, even some of the measure’s supporters now believe that the policy needs to be changed....
by Ty Davison | Apr 7, 2023 | News & Commentary
Alarming spate of overdoses draws scrutiny of open-air fentanyl market in downtown Portland – oregonlive.com: Beneath the awnings of the boarded-up Washington Center in downtown Portland, dozens of hooded figures congregate amid the trash and graffiti. Some...
by Ty Davison | Jul 2, 2021 | News & Commentary
Sha’Carri Richardson tests positive for marijuana, status for Tokyo Olympics in jeopardy. This is the right response: “I want to take responsibility for my actions,” Richardson said. “I know what I did. I know what I’m supposed to do. I...
by Ty Davison | Aug 23, 2019 | News & Commentary
What we know is that the War on Drugs has been a catastrophic social and financial failure. If something like LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) can work in Seattle, there should be no reason it can’t work throughout most of America. From the New York...
