Husband Charged in Slay of Oregon Woman
Husband charged in slay of Oregon woman
5, after she told officials at Clackamas County Circuit Court her husband threatened to tie her to a chair and “peel my skin off layer by layer.” Jessie Cavett claimed her husband — an ex-con who has a history of drug abuse — had beaten her earlier … Read more on New York Daily News
Parity Laws Boost Drug Abuse Treatment
Rates of substance abuse treatment increased when states enacted so-called parity legislation barring insurers from limiting coverage of it more strictly than for other conditions, researchers said. … Before 2008 when the first federal law was … Read more on MedPage Today
How the Web mourned Lou Reed
"And he was a great favorite of mine since the day I first heard the Velvet Underground's debut as I was sitting on the floor of the Psychedelic Shop in Portland, Oregon in the summer of 1967." … This seemed aligned with the perception of Reed as a … Read more on CNN
Marijuana legalization effort needs Legislature's input: Editorial Agenda 2013
The prospect of legal marijuana use among adults isn't a reason to lose sleep. In many respects, marijuana is no more harmful than alcohol, and it's already legal for the 58,000-plus Oregonians with medical marijuana cards. What New Approach Oregon … Read more on OregonLive.com