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Drug Legalization in Oregon Has Failed, Officials Admit as Overdoses Skyrocket

Drug Legalization in Oregon Has Failed, Officials Admit as Overdoses Skyrocket
A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) chemist checks confiscated pills containing fentanyl at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory in New York on Oct. 8, 2019. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images
Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Freelance reporter
6/6/2022|Updated: 6/16/2022
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More than a year after Oregon became the first state in the nation to decriminalize drugs, officials are admitting the pioneering experiment has failed so far.

Overdoses in just one county have jumped by 700 percent.

Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Freelance reporter
Scottie Barnes writes breaking news and investigative pieces for The Epoch Times from the Pacific Northwest. She has a background in researching the implications of public policy and emerging technologies on areas ranging from homeland security and national defense to forestry and urban planning.
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