Oregon has a drug problem. We’re in a state of addiction. This isn’t by chance, it’s because of years of policy decisions. The upside is that different policies will make a difference! Drug laws that aren’t centered on addiction science cost lives and harm communities. Nowhere is that more evident than in Portland.

The Rose City can’t blossom in a bed spiked with narcotics.

I’ve advocated for drug reform through the lens of addiction medicine for over two decades. Portland Oregon’s civic soul’s tenderly threaded relief valve is getting stripped. 25 years of “harm reduction” has debilitated buyers, enriched sellers and fostered a sense of brokenness in the social contract for everyone else.