reporter: 37-year-old sabrina brandt has been an iv drug users she was sick -- 16. >> i had mental health issues. since age 12, i have been on multiple antidepressants and multiple diagnoses so i think my iv drug use was heroin and cocaine as a way to self medicate. reporter: she describes her relationship with drugs as a love-hate thing. >> i thought if i quit right now i would lose my closest confidant. his been with me for so many years. reporter: if she were caught with saint less than one gram of heroin or two grams of meth in oregon today, she would receive no more than the equivalent of a parking ticket. with a maximum fine of $100. she could avoid paying that by making a phone call with the counselor for with health assessment. it is a sea of change. measure 110 which was passed by 58% of oregon voters last november treats active drug users as potential patients rather than criminals. portland addiction specialist says what they are doing was not working. >> let's try different way than putting people in jail, taking away their ability to get a job, taking away relationships, thei

. >> sy: 37-year old sabrina brandt has been an i.v.ince she was 16. >> i had mental health issues and since age 12 have been on multiple antidepressants and have had multiple diagnoses. i think my i.v. drug use with heroin and cocaine was a way to self medicate. >> sy: she describes her relationship with drugs as a“ love-hate” thing. >> like i felt like if i quit using drugs like right now it'd be like losing my closest confidant, like my best friend has been with me for so many years. >> sy: if sabrina were caught with, say, less than a gram of heroin or two grams of meth in oregon today, she'd receive no more than the equivalent of a parking ticket with a maximum fine of $100. she could avoid paying that by making a phone call with a counselor for a health assessment. it's a sea change: measure 110, which was passed by 58% of oregon voters last november, treats active users as potential patients, rather than criminals. portland addiction specialist dr. andy seaman says what they were doing wasn't working. >> so let's try a different