Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland. An annual report released by the county on Friday says 456 homeless people died in 2023. That's the highest number on record in the county and a 45% jump compared to 2022.
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“The devastating toll fentanyl is taking on our community is starkly apparent in this report and it is heartbreaking,” Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson said in the news release. “This is a moment for our community to grieve alongside more than 450 families who lost loved ones in 2023 and to continue providing and fighting for more behavioral health, supportive housing and other resources to respond.
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