"Oregon Leaders Declare Coordinated 90-Day Fentanyl Emergency in Portland"
TL;DR
Gov. Tina Kotek, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson have declared a 90-day fentanyl state of emergency for downtown Portland due to the ongoing crisis of drug use, dealing, and overdose deaths. The order aims to coordinate city, state, and county responses to the public health and safety crisis in a manner similar to emergency events like the coronavirus pandemic or severe weather incidents.
Topics:nationhealth-and-safety#drug-overdose#fentanyl#gov-tina-kotek#health-and-safety#portland#state-of-emergency
- Gov. Tina Kotek, local leaders declare 90-day fentanyl state of emergency for downtown Portland OregonLive
- Oregon Leaders Declare Drug Emergency in Portland The New York Times
- Multnomah County to declare 90-day fentanyl emergency KATU
- State, county, city emergency declared amid Portland fentanyl crisis KOIN.com
- Oregon governor, Portland mayor and Multnomah County chair declare coordinated fentanyl emergency KGW.com
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