Fentanyl has led to a record number of overdose deaths in Portland. But it’s not just the risk associated with using the drug that’s grown: it turns out it’s actually much harder to get off the drug too. And that’s become one of the many factors exacerbating our city’s homelessness crisis.
Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking with Emily Green of the Lund Report. She recently looked into the challenges fentanyl and other drugs have created for detox providers and other treatment centers in the Portland area. She’s helping us unpack some of the issues at play we’re actively seeing in our streets today.
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