addiction and substance abuse

By CLAIRE RUSH - Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City Council members in Portland, Oregon, have voted to allocate $27 million…

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who…

By CLAIRE RUSH - Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon mayor plans to ban camping on Portland streets and move unhoused…

By AMANDA SEITZ - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government announced plans Tuesday to award millions of dollars in grants to expand all-hours…

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two years after Oregon residents voted to decriminalize hard drugs and dedicate hundreds of…

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two years after Oregon residents voted to decriminalize hard drugs and dedicate hundreds of…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON - Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The tattoos on Billie Stafford’s hands —…

By DENISE LAVOIE - AP Legal Affairs Writer CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — Wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the word “PEER,” Joy Bogese approaches…

By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — One of the nation’s leading fetal alcohol researchers testified Tuesday that Florida…

ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Carusillo died when he was hit by multiple vehicles on a Georgia interstate, just days after he was abruptly discharged from an addiction treatment…