Oregon's measure 110 is under fire, and it has certainly contributed to making drug use more visible. But one of the first studies of its effects on fatal overdoses finds no difference between the rise here and in more prohibitionist states, another point in favor of focusing reform on safe supply.
New Research Finds No Link Between Measure 110 and Overdose Deaths
A new study commissioned by the CDC found no correlation between Oregon’s drug decriminalization law and rising overdose deaths. The study was published Wednesday, Sept. 27 in JAMA Psychiatry, a peer-reviewed medical journal. Researchers said after Oregon became the first state to decriminalize all drugs via Measure 110, they wanted to gauge the impact of the new policy. They looked at data spanning a year, from February 2021 to March 2022, and concluded overdose deaths...
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