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Jackson County Oregon gets federal grant to reduce drug addiction

September 26, 2013

From the Medford Mail Tribune, September 26, 2013 Jackson County has received a federal grant designed to attack prescription drug addiction from several angles and reduce opiate abuse in the Rogue Valley. The grant of $393,575 will be used to help physicians more easily access information from the state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program; develop protocols […]

Allied Health Service’s Medford methadone clinic new location opens with little fanfare

September 11, 2013

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From the Medford Mail Tribune, September 11, 2013 A methadone clinic that was forced to move from East Main Street has set up shop on Murphy Road, catching some residents by surprise. “I did not know they had moved,” said Jessica Meza, who brought her 6-month-old son, Victor, to the pediatric clinic across the street. […]

Narcan could help keep some addicts alive long enough to recover, but Oregon restrictions keep it scarce

March 7, 2013

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By Erin Fenner, Willamette Week, March 6, 2013 Dr. Gary Oxman spent his career trying to save people who don’t care whether they live or die. Oxman—who just retired as health officer for Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties—has long wanted to do more to rescue drug users. He was one of the earliest supporters in […]