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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 […]

Opioid treatment clinic opening in The Dalles
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Opioid treatment clinic opening in The Dalles

  • By Neita Cecil Columbia Gorge News
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An opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment clinic is opening in The Dalles this month, and a key reason its owners decided to locate here was it had so many Gorge clients traveling more than an hour for care at its other clinics.

Jail offers drug treatment program
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Jail offers drug treatment program

  • By Neita Cecil Columbia Gorge News
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THE DALLES — Thanks to a grant-funded program, Adults in Custody (AICs) at the regional jail can continue medications they’re already taking f…

Updated Resource Guide out now
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Updated Resource Guide out now

  • Staff report Columbia Gorge News

THE GORGE — The 2025 Resource Guide for the Columbia River Gorge is out now and can be picked up in participating partner locations throughout…