Reports and Resources
Addiction in Oregon - Reports & Fact Sheets
Oregon Speaks: Community Addiction Services Investment Strategy outlines the need to invest in prevention, treatment and recovery services in Oregon.
The Economic Costs of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Oregon in 2006, ECONorthwest
Addiction Treatment and Recovery Services Fact Sheets, DHS:
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Drug Courts - Reports & Resources
Oregon Drug Court Cost Study: Statewide Costs and Promising Practices explores two questions- are drugs courts beneficial for Oregon? And what are best practices for Oregon's drug courts?
Addicted to Courts: How a Growing Dependence on Drug Courts Impacts People and Communities assesses the effectiveness of drug courts in the United States. The Justice Policy Institute asserts that providing community-based treatment may be more cost-effective.
Drug Courts Are Not the Answer: Toward a Health-Centered Approach to Drug Use highlights some of the problematic aspects of drug courts and calls for reducing the role of the criminal justice system in responding to drug use.
The Impact of a Mature Drug Court over 10 Years of Operation: Recidivism and Costs reveals the benefits over 10 years of Multnomah County's drug court, the second oldest drug court in the country.
National Drug Court Resource Center is a one stop web resource for information on drug and other treatment courts.
What is a public health approach to addiction?
The City of Vancouver, British Columbia, is developing policies based on treating addiction as a public health problem, and have an interactive website to highlight their work.
Important State and National Resources
Advocacy Organizations - Oregon
Oregon Action organizes people to build power and make real changes including changes to healthcare policy.
Empower Oregon organizes workers and clients to protect mental health and addiction services.
Advocacy Organizations - National
Drug Policy Alliance promotes policies that offer alternatives to the drug war and are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.
Prevention
Oregon Partnership is a state-wide resource for drug abuse prevention in Oregon.
The Partnership at Drugfree.org provides resources intended to help parents(and others) intervene in and find treatment for youth drug and alcohol abuse.
Recovery
Oregon Addiction and Mental Illness Recovery Resources is a state website with links to state and national recovery resources.
Faces and Voices of Recovery is a national organization organizing the recovery community.
