Drug overdoses spike 700% after state decriminalizes drugs

[Elderberry]

WND 6/4/2022

Officials admit failure of promised treatment-center alternative

When Oregon voters approved a ballot measure in 2020 to decriminalize hard drugs, they were promised the lives of everyone would be improved and funds would be diverted to addiction recovery centers for which $300 million was allotted.

But after more than one year, the rate of overdoses has spiked, and few offenders have used the treatment centers, DailyMail.com reported.

At a legislative hearing Thursday, Steve Allen, Oregon's behavioral health director, acknowledged a "dramatic" increase in overdoses and overdose deaths statewide. One Republican state lawmaker said that her Southern Oregon community of Grants Pass has suffered a 700% increase in overdoses and a 120% increase in deaths.

More: https://www.wnd.com/2022/06/drug-overdoses-spike-700-state-decriminalizes-drugs/

[libertybele]

....hmm... well, those who have been caught with drugs need to be given a ultimatum. Either go through the rehabilitation and recovery programs or serve hard time.  No exceptions and each person needs to be assigned a social worker to ensure that they go through the programs. 

I'm not exactly sure what these new laws state, but obviously with the spike in overdoses, those laws aren't working.

[Smokin Joe]

....hmm... well, those who have been caught with drugs need to be given a ultimatum. Either go through the rehabilitation and recovery programs or serve hard time.  No exceptions and each person needs to be assigned a social worker to ensure that they go through the programs. 

I'm not exactly sure what these new laws state, but obviously with the spike in overdoses, those laws aren't working.

Agreed. The OD deaths more than doubled. While there are those who would (somewhat coldly) argue that is a self-fixing problem, we have no idea how many of those deaths were due to fentanyl substitution for or adulteration of other drugs.

[GtHawk]

[mountaineer]

Meanwhile, NYC encourages addicts to use drugs in groups, not alone, and, "Don't be ashamed you are using, be empowered that you are using safely." Yeah, that will prevent ODs.

[Kamaji]

Exactly.

[mountaineer]

Oregon’s Decriminalization Of Small Amounts Of Hard Drugs Increased Overdoses by 700%
by Warner Todd Huston And Jeff Dunetz | Jun 6, 2022 | U.S. News

In the extremely liberal state of Oregon, during the 2020 election, citizens had the chance to vote on a measure decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of hard drugs such as heroin, coke, and meth. It was called Measure 110, and 59% of Oregonians voted YES. And wouldn’t you know it, since it was implemented overdoses soared 700 percent.

Who’d have thought it?

We can’t just blame the bleeding heart leftist politicians for this. It was the idiot, bleeding heart voters who agreed to this foolishness. ... Lidblog

[jafo2010]

Liberalism is a mental illness.  Let's start there.  The liberal insanity is directly responsible for people dying prematurely.

With the exception of about 4-5 counties in Oregon, the state is grossly over populated with insane liberals.  There is no logic to their actions, just pure foolishness and idiocy.  But then again, they are in good company with the band of morons running our federal government.  DESTRUCTION is the key word, and will remain so for the next 2.5 years.  Destruction of the country, destruction of lives, destruction of our energy, destruction of our markets, etc.  When these liberal b*st*rds are done, we will be lucky to be alive.

[mountaineer]

DESTRUCTION is the key word, and will remain so for the next 2.5 years.  Destruction of the country, destruction of lives, destruction of our energy, destruction of our markets, etc.  When these liberal b*st*rds are done, we will be lucky to be alive.

You're absolutely right, and it makes me sick!