r/Eugene • u/_Pulltab_ • Jun 09 '24

Give me the tea… Moving

Moving to Junction City (working in Eugene) from the Midwest in 2 weeks and am looking for intel from those who have also relocated from out of state (or locals if you’re not sick of invaders). I’ve been researching for months so I’m looking for the really obscure details that never occurred to you until you got there.

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u/_Pulltab_ Jun 09 '24

After scouting out the western side of Oregon we landed on Eugene and I got a job there working in substance use treatment. Finding housing in Eugene proper was challenging. I’m coming from an extremely low cost of living area so we had to manage our expectations for housing.

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u/RiparianRodent Jun 09 '24

I’m not sure how much of the online discourse you’ve been seeing between Eugene and Portland, but public compassion seems to be shifting away from substance abusers. Though Western Oregon outwardly projects an extremely liberal image, internally there is less willingness to cater to the homeless population. A lot of people have started moving out of Portland, either across the river to Vancouver or someplace else. At any point, if there is a vote on legislation funding homeless relief efforts, the voting results may surprise you.

I only bring all of this up because it seems like this is the career you’re starting out in, and the landscape may shift in the not-too-distant future

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u/_Pulltab_ Jun 09 '24

I appreciate your thoughtful response. I have noticed that shift as well.

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u/RaveDamsey69 Jun 09 '24

We have always needed substance abuse counselors though, and now more than ever. Back when we had zero homeless funding and before M110 it was much easier to get people into detox. We used to take people into Buckley House basically on demand. Now there is so little access to treatments and detox it is a crisis. Oregon is a national embarrassment when it comes to access to treatment even moreso because we have so much funding available compared to other states. OP your job is safe if you want it, we need you.

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u/_Pulltab_ Jun 09 '24

That was my take on it as well. It’s awful that they (legislators) have put the state in this kind of situation.