Oregon’s experiment to curb overdoses by decriminalizing small amounts of illicit drugs is in its third year, and life has changed for most everyone in the city of Portland.
Tag: Fentanyl
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The Struggle to Save Portland, Oregon
The city has long grappled with street homelessness and a shortage of housing. Now fentanyl has turned a perennial problem into a deadly crisis and a challenge to the city’s progressive identity.
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Man Sentenced in Death of Actor Michael K. Williams
Carlos Macci, 72, was part of a crew that sold Michael K. Williams fentanyl-laced heroin that killed him 2021.
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U.S. Pressuring China on Fentanyl
The Biden administration push comes after cooperation on halting the flow of the drug into the United States was derailed by wider geopolitical tensions.
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Two Friends Used Fentanyl. One Died, the Other Was Charged With Murder.
They bought $30 worth of fentanyl before making it into rehab. One overdosed. The other was charged in his death.