After receiving approval from city leaders, Portland Fire and Rescue will officially launch its overdose response team next month. At a city council meeting on Wednesday morning, Mayor Ted Wheeler and four city commissioners unanimously voted in favor of health insurance agency CareOregon's $389,577 grant for the pilot program.
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