Health officials say a form of synthetic marijuana known as "spice" has caused at least a half-dozen cases of sudden kidney failure in Oregon and southwest Washington since May.
As a deadly designer drug craze grows in strength, more people are having dangerous reactions. Yet, despite warnings and new laws, these drugs are still available all over our region.
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Benton County Court convicted 23-year-old Christopher Ploghoft of unlawful delivery of heroin Thursday after an investigation this spring.
"He was a well-respected student at Oregon State," said Lt. Dave Henslee with Corvallis...
A former Oregon State University pharmacy student has been convicted of delivering heroin, and police say his involvement with an anti-drug community event put Christopher Ploghoft on their radar.
A syntheic cannabis sold over-the-counter as incense that can be smoked for an intoxicating effect 15 times more powerful than marijuana is now illegal in Oregon.
There are five classifications of controlled substances throughout the United States, Schedule I being the most dangerous and schedule V the least. Oregon just downgraded marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II.
The State Board of Pharmacy voted Wednesday to recognize pot as a drug that has medical use, the first state in the nation to officially re-classify the drug as having an acceptable medical use.
Holly Mercer, brought in as executive director this year to clean up the agency, issued a memo in late February describing a "critical situation" that showed the failures were broader than initially believed.