M110 Funded Programs Show Early Successes, Despite Backlash

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Resources Mentioned & Further Reading:

• About Measure 110 [Oregon Health Authority]

• Proposed Changes from Opponents with the "Coalition to Fix and Improve Measure 110"

• NYU & CDC Collaborative Study finds increased overdosed deaths not linked to OR & WA drug decriminalization [September 2023]

• Oregon Change Clinic [profiled throughout story]

• Other local M110-funded centers/programs opening recently [Portland Mercury, September 2023]

• DHM Research Survey on M110 [April 2023]

• About Disproportionate Drug Possession Charges towards Black People Nationwide [National Institute of Health]

Episode Credits:

Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Zuhl Fellow

Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager

Post-Production & Editing:  Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio

This program was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities  (OH), a statewide nonprofit organization and an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds OH’s grant program. Oregon Humanities offers programs and publications that help Oregonians connect, reflect, and learn from one another.