{"id":37225,"date":"2023-10-26T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rop.org\/?post_type=update&#038;p=37225"},"modified":"2023-10-28T12:05:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T19:05:13","slug":"protecting-our-victories-for-treatment-over-criminalization","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/rop.org\/es\/update\/protecting-our-victories-for-treatment-over-criminalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Proteger nuestras victorias en materia de tratamiento frente a la criminalizaci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear ROPnet,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2020, human dignity leaders across the state helped pass Measure 110 to establish a statewide drug addiction treatment and recovery program funded by the state\u2019s marijuana tax revenue and to decriminalize possession of certain drugs. Thanks to thousands of conversations with neighbors through phone calls, texts, and community events, <strong>Oregonians voted yes on Measure 110, agreeing that people suffering from addiction need access to care, not criminal punishment. Now, there\u2019s an intense, well-funded campaign to roll back Measure 110. <\/strong>What\u2019s the truth about the measure\u2019s impact so far, and how should we handle the backlash?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/measure110.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37226 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3247863247863247;width:211px;height:auto\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/measure110.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37226\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3247863247863247;width:211px;height:auto\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the measure was passed, Oregon ranked 50th in the nation for drug treatment availability. The <a href=\"https:\/\/healthjusticerecovery.org\/?emci=dc1421dd-a572-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&amp;emdi=a4b102d6-1974-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&amp;ceid=14376210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Justice Recovery Alliance<\/a> (HJRA) shared in a recent update that since Measure 110 made new services available, <strong>voluntary substance use treatment increased by 44% in just six months!<\/strong> HJRA added, \u201cIt didn\u2019t work to arrest our way out of this crisis; Measure 110 is showing us that when addiction services are made more accessible, people get the help they need.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite this progress, groups of wealthy business interests want to re-criminalize drug possession. Just last month, the Oregon Capitol Chronicle reported that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/oregoncapitalchronicle.com\/2023\/09\/18\/push-to-change-measure-110-gains-momentum-and-money\/?emci=dc1421dd-a572-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&amp;emdi=a4b102d6-1974-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&amp;ceid=14376210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Coalition to Fix and Improve Ballot Measure 110, announced [September 18th] it had filed two ballot initiatives on Tuesday with the Secretary of State\u2019s Office, and has $700,000 in donations to get them on the ballot<\/a>.\u201d Going back to a state where people are criminalized for addiction like what\u2019s being proposed would take us further away from addressing the root caucus of drug overdoses, returning us to the expensive and ineffective revolving door system of overdoses and arrests that we had before we voted to approve Measure 110.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve also seen news coverage blaming the housing crisis on Measure 110. <strong>Truthout reports that \u201c<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/dont-blame-drug-decriminalization-for-what-the-housing-crisis-has-caused\/?emci=dc1421dd-a572-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&amp;emdi=a4b102d6-1974-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&amp;ceid=14376210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Corporate media outlets like The New York Times are misleading the public on drug decriminalization in Oregon<\/strong><\/a><strong>.\u201d<\/strong> Check out the full article from Truthout and let us know what you think!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How are you responding to misinformation about Measure 110 in conversations with your neighbors? <\/strong>Are folks you know getting access to the new treatment facilities that have opened up thanks to the new funding? Let us know what you are seeing and hearing so we can learn from one another by emailing <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:Emma@rop.org\" target=\"_blank\">Emma@rop.org<\/a>. And be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/rop.org\/resources\/strategysession\/?emci=dc1421dd-a572-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&amp;emdi=a4b102d6-1974-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&amp;ceid=14376210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>join us for our<\/strong> <strong>strategic communications trainings this fall by registering here<\/strong><\/a>to dig in deeper!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warmly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emma and the ROP team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear ROPnet, In 2020, human dignity leaders across the state helped pass Measure 110 to establish a statewide drug addiction treatment and recovery program funded by the state\u2019s marijuana tax revenue and to decriminalize possession of certain drugs. 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