Media Updates Archives

Washington County’s alternative sentencing helps families and supports recovery

18th May 2018

Washington County is one of the leaders in Oregon in the forward-looking approach of alternative sentencing. CODA is proud to be one of the community partners supporting this program which

Sheriff Reese and CODA Director Hartnett talk opioids

15th February 2018

Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese does a great podcast — check out his interview with CODA Executive Director Tim Hartnett on the opioid crisis. Reese has been probing this issue

How would experts solve opioid crisis?

14th February 2018

A well-researched and very well-illustrated article by Josh Katz in The New York Times asked a wide-ranging group of folks what they would do to really address this public health

Street Roots covers MAT efforts in Clackamas county

15th January 2018

Street Roots reporter Amanda Waldroupe does a terrific job in this story on Clackamas County’s efforts to bring medication-assisted treatment to those in need. Among others, she interviews CODA Deputy Director

Powerful discussion on opioid overdoses

30th June 2016

Respected Seattle broadcast journalists Enrique Cerna and Penny LeGate and the energy behind a terrific panel discussion about opioid addiction that was filmed at Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry.

It takes all kinds of fighters to beat this epidemic

9th March 2016

UPDATE: Good news about FDA labeling changes for opioids. And, check out this terrific Seattle Times story of a mother who uses her celebrity to draw attention to the opioid

Fighting the epidemic on all fronts

9th March 2016

Check out this Seattle Times story of a mother who uses her celebrity to draw attention to the opioid epidemic. Penny LeGate is well known in that city for her

Study finds tapering, clinic policies can reduce opioid use

28th January 2016

(UPDATE: Coverage on Sen. Jeff Merkley’s website too.) Medical Press and Partnership For Drug-Free Kids, and other websites are reporting on a study on opioid addiction in which CODA

Project Nurture in Portland Business Journal!

29th April 2015

CODA’s Deputy Director Alison Noice recently talked to healthcare writer Elizabeth Hayes at Portland Business Journal about the agency’s role in Project Nurture. This program, a partnership with OHSU and

CODA and the 2014-15 Book of Lists!

29th December 2014

Portland Business Journal’s popular Book of Lists is out! This large-format annual guide to the area’s businesses, not-for-profits, professional services and more is an excellent and cogent resource, as well

CODA Medical Director Weimer in TIME

17th September 2014

Melissa Weimer, CODA’s Medical Director, appears in a well-written article in Time magazine, headlined “Stopping America’s Hidden Overdose Crisis.” As Time writer Jon Marcus observes, “Weimer is an advocate of

Portland Business Journal notes CODA Research study

26th February 2014

“In Oregon, marijuana is second only to alcohol when it comes to admissions for substance abuse treatment, yet it’s hard to find any targeted programs here or elsewhere,” reports Portland

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