Study shows fentanyl's role in Oregon overdose spike after policy decriminalizing drug possession
September 05, 2024
September 05, 2024
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 5 -- Brown University issued the following news:
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] When overdose rates spiked in Oregon in 2021 after the state decriminalized low-level drug possession, blame quickly turned to the new state law. But a new study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health implicates another factor: the introduction of fentanyl into Oregon's unregulated drug market.
"What's compelling about this an . . .
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] When overdose rates spiked in Oregon in 2021 after the state decriminalized low-level drug possession, blame quickly turned to the new state law. But a new study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health implicates another factor: the introduction of fentanyl into Oregon's unregulated drug market.
"What's compelling about this an . . .