Oregon drug death rate set to eclipse US

Posted on 13/11/2023

After its decriminalization of all drugs, the Oregon drug death rate is set to eclipse the US, with deaths rising faster than any state over 5 yrs. At cumulative +75% growth since end 2020, that’s 4x faster than the US +18%. Jumped from 41st in death rate to 27th. A new approach is overdue.