Study: Fentanyl’s Arrival, Not Oregon’s Drug Law, Likely Explains State’s Overdose Surge

In 2021, Oregon implemented Measure 110 (M110), becoming the first state in the US to decriminalize personal use of small amounts of any drug. That same year, the rate of fatal overdoses increased by around 50%, leading the state to recriminalize drug possession starting in September 2024.

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JAMA
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2024-09-27
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.19686
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Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
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Study: Fentanyl’s Arrival, Not Oregon’s Drug Law, Likely Explains State’s Overdose Surge

Samantha Anderer
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Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
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Study: Fentanyl’s Arrival, Not Oregon’s Drug Law, Likely Explains State’s Overdose Surge

Samantha Anderer
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Abstract

In 2021, Oregon implemented Measure 110 (M110), becoming the first state in the US to decriminalize personal use of small amounts of any drug. That same year, the rate of fatal overdoses increased by around 50%, leading the state to recriminalize drug possession starting in September 2024.

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