The joint 90-day state of emergency was a recommendation of a Portland Central City Task Force convened last fall. Officials pledged further action Friday.
The program began in December, with officers from the Portland Police Bureau's Bike Squad teaming up with outreach workers to offer help to people found using drugs.
State and local law enforcement and health officials gave a 30-day update on the 90-day fentanyl emergency declaration Thursday.From Feb. 1 to Feb. 28, the tri-
Oregon had the highest percentage of increase of deadly overdoses in the country from 2022 to 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention