Overprescribed Opiates
Overprescribed Opiates
The rise of heroin addiction and the effort to end overdose deaths
ARTICLE | JULY 21, 2016 - 12:00AM | BY CORINNE BOYER
In 2014, Crystal Webb left Alabama, landed in Eugene and moved in with a friend to kick her opiate and crystal meth addiction.
Making the decision to get distance from an environment in which she found herself intertwined with drugs and dealers was a significant step if she wanted to get clean. Webb says she locked herself away for a month and slept.
Tracking the Backlog and Searching for Justice
Rachael said “no” repeatedly to the man who came into her Oregon apartment and attacked her on the night of July 6, 2014.
She cried, knowing that her children were in the next room. She didn’t want them to hear. The man who raped her lived across the street.