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Oregon decriminalized drugs in 2020: How’s it going?

Signs at the Great Circle treatment center show where receptacles used to dispense methadone should be disposed of after use in Salem, Oregon, on Feb. 24, 2022. The center gets funding from Oregon's pioneering drug decriminalization law and illustrates an aspect of the new system, one year after it took effect. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) Jennifer Worth, operations director of Great Circle treatment center, speaks during an interview at the facility in Salem, Ore. on Feb. 24, 2022. Great Circle, which is owned by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, gets funding from Oregon's pioneering drug decriminalization law and illustrates an aspect of the new system, one year after it took effect. On the left is Sara Thompson, spokeswoman for the confederated tribes. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) A woman enters the Great Circle drug treatment center in Salem, Oregon, on March 8, 2022. The center gets funding from Oregon's pioneering drug decriminalization law and illustrates an aspect of the new system, one year after it took effect. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) Vanessa Caudel, a nurse, sits at her work station in the Great Circle treatment center where she provides doses of methadone, which can relieve the "dope sick" symptoms a person in opioid withdrawal experiences in Salem, Ore., on Feb. 24, 2022. The center gets funding from Oregon's pioneering drug decriminalization law and illustrates an aspect of the new system, one year after it took effect. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) Nick Mull, a peer specialist at Great Circle poses for a photo during an interview at the treatment center in Salem, Ore., on Feb. 24, 2022. Mull helps those recovering from addiction by describing his own life experiences and recovery. Mull was addicted to heroin and used other drugs from an early age but got clean six years ago. Jennifer Worth, Great Circle's operations director, said Mull serves as an example and source of hope to people who come to the facility. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)