OHSU-PSU School of Public Health researchers collaborated with the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to lead an unprecedented study that inventoried and analyzed the
Tanner Aliff
It took a while for me to get used to the screaming of handcuffed patients spastically yelling murderous threats at their police escorts as they wheeled them through the emergency room. It didn’t faze the veteran nurses probably didn’t even crack their top 50 memorable moments on the job. But as an intern mental observer at the time, seeing the same Medicaid-covered patients time after time failing to get treated for substance abuse made a deep impression on me.
It’s the reason I doubt that Oregon’s recently passed Measure 110, which lessens the penalty for possession of illegal drugs, will do much good for anyone struggling with addiction.