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Overdose rates, the frequency of drug use and addiction, and the percentage of individuals aged 12 and above who reported taking drugs in the previous year were all taken into account while ranking the 50 states in the research, which compiled data from a number of different sources.
Oregon worst in country for drug problems, according to a new report t.co/obTdqKi6Cq

According to a similar study published by WalletHub, Oregon ranks third in the US for youth drug use and second for adult drug use.
Although Oregon was not ranked worst overall, it did receive very low grades in all categories. Utah got an 88 on a scale where 0 is the worst and 100 is the best, while Oregon obtained a dismal 43.
Nearly a quarter of all respondents (26%) reported using marijuana in the calendar year prior to the poll. Marijuana use remains illegal under federal law, despite the fact that it has been decriminalized in the state of Oregon. People between the ages of 18 and 25 had the greatest prevalence of marijuana usage (47.28%) of any age group.

The Need For Aid
“There has been a lot of confusion about what Measure 110 would do and what the funding would go towards. Unfortunately, “IT DOES NOT FUND TREATMENT,” said Sommer Wolcott, executive director of the addiction treatment organization OnTrack Rogue Valley.
Is it too soon to tell if Measure 110 is effective or not?
How can it be effective – If it does not fund treatment?
Don’t you think this measure should be canceled since voters were fooled into voting for it?
Recently at the the library I saw a new book out from a western author I used to read – and so I checked it out. This action takes place in Portland, Oregon and the description of Portland in this book? “Most of the traffic signs were defaced by graffiti. So were sides of buildings and fences. Chain link fences mostly ripped down that flanked the highway, piles of trash and crude shelters wherever there was bare ground.Every bank and most businesses were boarded up with plywood. Piles of trash covering the sidewalks and gathered in the corners of bulldings. Homeless people sleeping on sidewalks, some without sleeping bags.
Welcome to Portland, Oregon! Now described this way in novels!! What say you?
This info from The Oregon catalyst and other articles

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Fish skin tanning is a traditional craft that is still practiced, particularly in Iceland and Northern Canada. Natural salmon skin looks particularly beautiful. I’m attaching a photo of what it looks like with our Travel Cribbage Board.

If you’re interested in learning how, Janey Chang in Canada is giving virtual classes on it, including one to benefit the Saturviit Inuit Women’s Association of Nunavit: www.janeychang.ca/shop

(And if you do learn how, let us know, we’d like to buy some!)
Walnut Studiolo
Original Modern Designs / Handcrafted Leather Goods
36005 Highway 53, Nehalem, OR 97131
Phone +1 503-447-6889
Email walnutstudiolo@gmail.com
URL walnutstudiolo.com

Traditional cultures look toward, respect, and are guided by the experience and wisdom of their elders. Empowered, often initiated, elders can provide stability, groundedness, perspective and so much more. Unfortunately, our society has been youth-focused for many generations now, seeing seniors as “old people”– less relevant, invisible, or worse.

As part of our mission to plant the seeds of a much more sustainable and healthy culture, we are thrilled to announce one of our responses to this misguided bias. We are providing a nature-based retreat for those in or soon to enter their most valuable years.

Conscious Elders in Service to Community is a dynamic workshop and exploration of the inner work that prepares us to fully embrace our elderhood and become the community members whose wisdom and gifts are so urgently needed in today’s world. It will be led by author and wilderness guide, Ron Pevny, who directs the Center for Conscious Eldering. Ron was one of the most important mentors of our founder and lead guide, Rob Miller, in the creation of Cascadia Quest!

If you are 50 or over, we invite you to join us Thursday, March 30 to Sunday, April 2 at the beautiful Buckhorn Springs Resort outside of Ashland, OR. And if you know someone in that age range, please encourage them to attend.

We have a strong wish that this Conscious Eldering Retreat will serve as a catalyst to more strongly engage our Cascadia Quest elders. May it be so!
Conscious Elders In Service To Community
March 30 – April 2, 2023
Buckhorn Springs Resort, Ashland, OR
Tiered pricing and lodging options available.
Learn More and Register:
cascadiaquest.org