Name: Just over a dozen people engaged in drug deflection at new Multnomah County facility in October
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Just over a dozen people engaged in drug deflection at new Multnomah County facility in October

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In the first two months since simple drug possession was recriminalized in Oregon, officials in Multnomah County say that 91 people were referred to deflection instead of being charged and funneled into the criminal court system. Nineteen went through the new Portland deflection center between its Oct. 14 opening and the end of the month, and 13 initiated deflection. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/drug-deflection-center-multnomah-county-portland-update-referrals/283-bef662f6-069b-4c93-8e80-bd5b56dbbe6c Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

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