Portland Overdose Deaths Increased During 90-Day Fentanyl State of Emergency
July 23, 2024
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Overdose deaths increased in the Portland, Oregon, area during a 90-day state of emergency that officials declared to combat the fentanyl problem, leaving residents wondering what changes were actually implemented.
Gov. Tina Kotek (D), Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson (D), and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) all
declared
emergency orders on January 30 to “address the public health and public safety crisis driven by fentanyl.”