Readers Respond to the Resurgence of Meth in Portland and Its Toll on Emergency Rooms “Glad to know making Sudafed near impossible to buy has helped. (Sarcasm.)”
Emergency Room Nurse J.R. McLain Has a Tough Job. Meth Is Making It Harder. In the past five years, Portland-area emergency rooms have become the de facto detox centers for patients experiencing meth-induced psychosis.
Is There a Safer Way to Use Meth? Some Portlanders Are Trying to Provide One. Ingesting too much meth too quickly can lead to “over-amping,” a street term for meth-induced psychosis.
Your Thursday, Dec. 27 Daily Primer: Stories Powerful Men Didn’t Want You to Read — A Portlander Crosses Antarctica What to know, how to Google and who’s a good dog.
Oregon Just Became the First State to Defelonize Hard Drugs Last June, Oregon’s police chief and sheriff associations wrote an extraordinary letter to a state senator. The idea they proposed was in many ways obvious.
12 Days That Shook the City A dozen moments in 2017 challenged Portland’s illusions about itself and the city’s future.
February 27: Rod Underhill Moves to Defelonize Possession of Small Amounts of Hard Drugs The most meaningful criminal justice reform in Oregon occurred quietly on the streets of Portland.
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