Oregon’s 5-year SUD plan notches up its first small wins This year, the ADPC is focused on implementation: Taking the many, many good ideas incorporated into Oregon’s 2026-2030 Comprehensive Plan to address substance use issues and carrying them out. It’…

✅ We're moving items from our "To Do" list to the "Got Done" list ✅ 💅

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How OHSU is helping providers treat SUD, one phone call at a time When Dr. Linda Peng started her residency in internal medicine at OHSU, she knew she wanted to work with under-served communities. It was during her residency, while working at a clinic in Portland…

What does a Dr do when a patient could benefit from medication-assisted treatment (MAT), but they dont have much experience treating substance use disorder?

Dr. Linda Peng spoke to us about a great resource for providers w/ SUD treatment questions: the OHSU Addiction Consult Line
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Responding to fiscal uncertainty 2026 is off to a dizzying start for Oregon’s substance use disorder (SUD) service ecosystem. In just the past week, providers heard a series of unexpected announcements related to SUD funding. Firs…

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Access to life-saving medication: How Oregon can do better The Redmond Treatment Center, which opened in March 2025, is a medication assisted treatment (MAT) center. It serves people seeking treatment for opioid use disorder(OUD). One critical component of…

Last week, the ADPC sent an important report to the legislature about Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) – medications that are proven to ease opioid withdrawal symptoms, reduce opioid cravings, and help people reduce or stop opioid use.

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🎨Calling all artists! 🎨

The ADPC invites you to enter its Art Contest! We need an image to accompany our 2026-2030 plan to address substance use. The theme of the plan is, “Opening Doors: Achieving access, belonging and connection across Oregon."

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“Above all, we couldn't do our job at the ADPC if it weren't for people in recovery,” ADPC Director Annaliese Dolph said, on the power of advocacy. “If you ever think it's not worth telling your story, your path to recovery, I can guarantee you it's making a difference.”

“Changes in Medicaid are going to impact us all,” Rep. Shannon Jones Isadore said. The question now, she said, is “how we continue to do this work, in spite of. We’re going to still be in the work… It’s going to give us the opportunity to get creative, and maybe do something bigger and better.”

However, Rep. Sanchez says, “We are determined to make sure we put ourselves in a place where we can continue funding core services.”

At the Oregon Recovers #RecoveryCommunitySummit, Rep. Tawna Sanchez (at left, with Rep. Shannon Jones Isadore) says the state’s budget deficit has made it difficult to robustly fund behavioral health systems, as Oregon has in previous years...

The ADPC’s next era: Will you join us? The State Capitol State Park sign and cherry tree blossoms on the Capitol Mall in Salem. The Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission marked a significant milestone this week: the passage of House Bill 2…

The ADPC is looking for new members!

#substanceusepolicy #recovery #harmreduction #prevention #treatment #oregon

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Harmony Academy celebrates 2025 graduates - Oregon City News Online On Saturday, June 14, the class of 2025 graduated from Harmony Academy, marking the recovery high school’s sixth graduating class.

Congrats to Harmony Academy's Class of 2025, the recovery high school’s sixth graduating class! 💞

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🤝"The opposite of addiction is connection." 🤝

It's a well-known adage that gets to the heart of the power of Recovery Community Centers. Recovery Café in Medford is the perfect example of that. Founder & Executive Director Stephanie Mendenhall gave us a tour:

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Lawmakers poised to give Oregon a strategy to prevent drug use, addiction, especially in young people A bill being considered by budget writers would mark a crucial step forward in a state struggling to tackle the drug crisis, supporters say

"HB 3321, the result of months of work among drug addiction and prevention experts, advocates and families, would require the state Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to develop a state strategy based on the latest research to prevent drug use and addiction."
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Community Engagement: What Oregonians are telling the ADPC ADPC Commissioner Kati Jokinen kicked off the Pendleton community engagement session on May 15. Over the past several weeks, the ADPC has been meeting with Oregonians across the state to talk about…

We've received some great feedback from across the state on the 2026-2030 Comprehensive SUD Plan, thanks largely to the Solutions Engagement Tour, hosted by Oregon Recovers. Here's a recap:

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Opinion: Oregon legislators must follow through with action on youth addiction crisis The state cannot keep putting off needed investments in addiction treatment and services for teens and their families. writes Tony Vezina, executive director of 4D Recovery and co-founder of Oregon’s ...

"Teens and families in Oregon struggling with addiction cannot wait another decade for help. Regardless of the many needs Oregon must fund, legislators can no longer ignore the gaping holes in our youth care system."- ADPC Chair Tony Vezina

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Great example of how employers can support their workforce's behavioral health.

TY to @senlisareynolds.bsky.social & Oregon DHS for raising awareness of the risks of using marijuana while caring for an infant.

For support for pregnant people who use substances, check out Nurture Oregon
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Using marijuana while caring for a baby can pose a deadly risk, Oregon officials warn Department of Human Services investigators think marijuana was a factor in all four "high risk sleep practice" deaths the state has investigated this year.

"The risk of sleep-related death is 10 times higher for babies who share a bed with someone who is fatigued or has used a substance or taken medications that make it harder for them to wake up"
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Oregon lawmakers advance SUD-related legislation The Oregon State Capitol, pictured on April 30, 2025. Members of a key Oregon legislative committee on Wednesday night moved forward a series of bills that should set the stage for stronger SUD sup…

Interested in what the Oregon legislature is doing about #substanceuse and #substanceusedisorder? Here's a roundup of what was accomplished at last week's Joint Committee On Addiction and Community Safety Response work session adpcnews.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/o...

This evening, the Joint Committee On Addiction and Community Safety Response is holding a work session on a handful of #sud related bills: : HB 2929, HB 2502, HB 2506, and HB 3321.

The future of Oregon’s SUD services: a 10,000-foot view Mt. Hood and tourists from Larch Mountain. Just a few short months ago, as we ushered in the new year, ADPC Director Annaliese Dolph promised that 2025 would be “a year of bold thinking.” This mont…

NEW BLOG: Our hard-working committees have laid out high-level goals across the #SUDcontinuum of care (prevention, youth, harm reduction, treatment, recovery). Learn about how we intend to drive systems-level change to improve substance use services across Oregon: bit.ly/4jDcUjz

We're thrilled to partner with Oregon Recovers for a series of Solution Engagement events, where Oregonians can tell us what solutions they'd like to see to help address substance use. The Series will run May 15-29. Find your local meeting & sign up to attend: form.jotform.com/250845080087...

Wes presented alongside our OHA partners at the 2025 Youth Prevention Institute, an event hosted by the Oregon/Idaho HIDTA. #substanceuse #substanceuseprevention #oregon #oregonpolicy

When it comes to improving the regulatory & fiscal strategies for substance use prevention, “we have a lot to think about in terms of not only assessing needs but assessing the programs purportedly supporting those needs." -ADPC senior policy analyst Wes Rivers

When was your first drink with your parents? “How much are high schoolers really drinking these days?”   “Is it OK if I let my 17 year-old have a sip of my drink?”   These are the type of questions any typical parent or caregiver mi…

New blog post: Even just giving teens permission to take a sip of alcohol is linked to increased risk of harms, data shows. New research shows that it doesn't matter at what age parents give kids permission to take their first sip -- at age 11 or age 17, it's still risky.
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Opioid treatment center set to open in Redmond A new medication assisted treatment center for those recovering from substance use disorder will open next week in downtown Redmond.

ICYMI: With the new center now open in Redmond, people in Central Oregon no longer have to go to Bend to access treatment services

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This blog post follows a robust discussion in the Joint Committee On Addiction and Community Safety Response (JCACSR) about Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in the Emergency Department (ED). The discussion will information the legislature's actions on HB 2506. #oregon

MOUD in the ED: an FAQ This past week, members of the legislature convened an impressive group – including medical professionals, substance use policy experts and people with lived experience involving substance use – to…

TGIF! Looking for a Q&A about MOUD in the ED?

Then you are in luck:
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This is such an important topic, and it's a space where we're making real progress in Oregon -- with room for more clear steps we can take. #treatment #SubstanceUseAwareness

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"The data we collect, the funds we allocate, the policy decisions we make – all belong to the public. With the ADPC, we are responsible for creating an engine of system change that must exist within an ecosystem of accountability" -- ADPC Director Annaliese Dolph tells lawmakers