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KVAL, July 13, 2016 The recent death of the musician Prince highlights a national problem with opioid overdoses, which on average kill 78 Americans per day. “We know that we have people dying from this,” Dr. Patrick Luedtke with Lane County Public Health said. “We know that we have car accidents being caused by excess […]
KVAL, July 13, 2016 Transcript of Sen. Ron Wyden on Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 If ever there was an issue that should be unifying to the Congress – that should bring Democrats and Republicans together to surmount a challenge – it should be the raging crisis of opioid addiction in America. This […]
KGW.com, May 16, 2014 Note: Sen. Ron Wyden is also a co-sponsor of S. 2182. In fact, Wyden signed on April 10, almost three weeks before Merkley got on board. The suicide rate among veterans in Oregon is troubling. A quarter of suicides in the state involve veterans. Now, Senator Jeff Merkley is working to […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, October 27, 2011 Local, state and federal officials are gathering this morning to urge community members to dispose of their unused prescription drugs during Saturday’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. They also want to raise awareness about the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Oregon’s […]
From the Portland Skanner, July 22, 2011 For members of the local community who have waited for a federal investigation into Portland Police Bureau standards and practices, this day has been a long time coming. Federal officials this morning announced they’re carving out the first three weeks of August for public testimony on their civil rights […]
From the Associated Press, October 30, 2002 Jeffrey Alan Wyden, brother of U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, died Tuesday at a hospital in California, the senator’s office said. He was 51. Jeffrey Wyden died at Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., said Josh Kardon, chief of staff for Sen. Wyden. He said the cause of […]
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