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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 02 > State reports 9 local drug deaths in 2008

State reports 9 local drug deaths in 2008

By Scott Hammers / The Bulletin
April 2, 2009

Drug-related deaths were up in Oregon in 2008, driven largely by a 45 percent increase in deaths linked to methamphetamine, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Oregon State Medical Examiner.

The report said 229 people died in Oregon last year due to use of heroin, cocaine,....

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