News & Stories for Oregonians
Available in Spanish Funding from Measure 110 has allowed Bay Area First Step, Inc., an organization offering substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services, to expand and improve how it works with clients. Located in Coos County, Bay Area First Step (BAFS) is entirely peer-run, providing person-centered outpatient treatment programs, recovery housing and recovery support services. […]
Providence Portland Medical Center, located in Portland’s North Tabor neighborhood, recently opened an eight-bed SARA (stabilization and recovery area) unit to serve patients in acute intoxication who need emergency care. The new unit will provide care for patients who come to the emergency department (ED) primarily via ambulances or police vehicles. Providence Portland’s SARA unit […]
Cuando alguien que lucha contra el consumo de drogas pide ayuda, existe la posibilidad de que nunca la reciba si no cuenta con vivienda. A menudo existen lista de espera para recibir servicios de tratamiento residencial y, cuando se abre un espacio, es posible que la persona haya cambiado de opinión, haya desaparecido sin información […]
Available in Spanish When someone struggling with drug use reaches out for help, there’s a chance they’ll never get that help if they are unhoused. Often there are waiting lists for residential treatment services, and by the time a space opens up, the person may have changed their mind, disappeared with no contact information, or […]
In one Portland neighborhood, new hope is dawning for hundreds of people seeking treatment for addiction. Recovery Works Northwest recently cut the ribbon on the state’s first alcohol and drug withdrawal (detox) management facility made possible with Measure 110 funding. The 16-bed facility in Southeast Portland will be the first of its kind to serve […]
