addiction

Members of the City Council on Wednesday set a public hearing for July to consider a suite of proposals aimed at reducing marijuana use among the city's youth. Among them, it would place a moratorium on issuing new business licenses for recreational dispensaries until further notice.

Montana has created a voucher program to help cover room and board costs at low-intensity residential programs for people with addiction.

Gov. Kotek said agencies will need to step up their efforts to avoid pitfalls when implementing new programs in the law.

Oregon lawmakers want to look at the state’s drug addiction crisis – and seek solutions – from all angles before the next legislative session starts in February.

While the state pours resources into curbing the use of opioids, the City of Missoula could make it easier for users to test their product for purity in an effort to reduce poisoning from other chemicals cut into the product.

Lauren Montoya writes, "Senate Bill 94 treats the year-long program that helped me so much the same as transitional housing. It will eliminate this option for many fighting addictions."