WND 
By Art Moore
When Oregon voters approved a ballot measure in 2020 to decriminalize hard drugs, they were promised the lives of everyone would be improved and funds would be diverted to addiction recovery centers for which $300 million was allotted.
But after more than one year, the rate of overdoses has spiked, and few offenders have used the treatment centers, DailyMail.com reported.
At a legislative hearing Thursday, Steve Allen, Oregon’s behavioral health director, acknowledged a “dramatic” increase in overdoses and overdose deaths statewide. One Republican state lawmaker said that her Southern Oregon community of Grants Pass has suffered a 700% increase in overdoses and a 120% increase in deaths…
