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Nitrous oxide is used medically for sedation or pain relief and in restaurants to make whipped cream. It’s also used to get high.
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On Wednesday, a team of law enforcement agencies announced the successful takedown of a drug trafficking ring in Southern Oregon, ending in 24 arrests.
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The search for pain relief is turning respectable members of the community into drug addicts.It's happened for years, since the introduction of the highly…
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While much of the focus on illegal drug abuse went to meth and heroin, prescription drugs came along and became a huge problem. The opioids--Oxycontin and…
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Signatures are still being counted, but it appears nearly certain that Oregon voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana for personal use in the…
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The "Psychedelic 60s" are way behind us, and Timothy Leary died a generation ago. But the class of drugs that fascinated Leary--psychedelics like…
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If deaths caused by drug abuse are dropping in Oregon, it's a very slow drop. The State Medical Examiner's office recently released its annual report on…
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Complaints about America's longstanding war on drugs are common. And some of the complaints come from people who were soldiers in that war. Inge Fryklund…
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California Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg says he doesn’t back the legalization of marijuana. That’s despite a new poll showing majority support and a…
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Dean Scholl thought he was just living life to its fullest. But he did not spend a great deal of time thinking about the future, and one day it arrived.…