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Overdose deaths in Oregon drop second year in a row

  • Mia Maldonado

Overdose deaths in Oregon have dropped for a second year in a row, according to the state’s health agency. There were 1,100 overdose deaths in 2025, preliminary estimates from the Oregon Health Authority show — a drop from more than 1,500 in 2024 and 1,800 in 2023. The decline marks the first year-over-year decline since […]

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DEA warns fentanyl mixtures overwhelming overdose reversal drug

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warned Americans Tuesday that fentanyl is increasingly mixed with a dangerous array of synthetic substances that can limit the effectiveness of naloxone, the standard overdose reversal drug, making the illicit drug supply more unpredictable and more lethal than ever.

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Today’s smoked marijuana has about 35% THC, and there is upward of 90% THC in oils and edibles, up from 3-5% in the 1980s and 1990s.Â