Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seattle’s new approach to drug enforcement is triggering alarm among police and public safety advocates, who warn the city is ...

As Seattle backs away from prosecuting drug possession, Portland’s top prosecutor is moving in the opposite direction, announcing a crackdown aimed at offenders who refuse treatment after arrest.

The city's LEAD team takes to the streets to try to direct drug users to treatment instead of jail. The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) team takes to the streets as part of an effort to ...