Oregon leaders declare 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland to address fentanyl crisis"
"CNN
?
Oregon leaders joined forces to declare a 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland, funneling resources into fighting the city?s deadly fentanyl crisis.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler each made an emergency declaration to address
the public health and public safety crisis in Portland?s Central City,
citing overdoses, deaths and fear driven by fentanyl use, according to a Tuesday press release.
?Our country and our state have never seen a drug this deadly and
addictive, and all are grappling with how to respond,? Kotek said in the release.
Oregon voters passed Measure 110 in 2020, which decriminalized some use
of hard-drugs, including fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid. The
measure has received criticism, as opioid overdose deaths steadily
climbed since.
Opioid overdose deaths in the state increased from 280 in 2019 to 956 in 2022, according to the state?s data.
Nearly 70,000 people in the US died of drug overdoses that involved
fentanyl in 2021, almost a four-fold increase over five years, according
to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released last spring. Fentanyl is significantly more likely to be involved in a deadly overdose than other common drugs, according to the CDC.
Experts say reversing the trends in overdose deaths really depends on
broader access to and use of treatments for opioid use disorder.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/us/fentanyl-crisis-portland-state-of- emergency/index.html
Yet another quick fix from our new governor, after the last one
didn't work out all that well. As I said, everyone is looking for cheap solutions. It's inconvenient if they keep dying at this rate, but I
don't think many people really care. It's all about polishing Oregon's
image. I think they might be able to convince the addicts to keep it on
the down low. From my perspective the "treatment" programs have never
"cured" anyone. They just produce better addicts.
TB
Oregon leaders declare 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland to address fentanyl crisis"
"CNN
?
Oregon leaders joined forces to declare a 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland, funneling resources into fighting the city?s deadly fentanyl crisis.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler each made an emergency declaration to address
the public health and public safety crisis in Portland?s Central City,
citing overdoses, deaths and fear driven by fentanyl use, according to a Tuesday press release.
?Our country and our state have never seen a drug this deadly and
addictive, and all are grappling with how to respond,? Kotek said in the release.
Oregon voters passed Measure 110 in 2020, which decriminalized some use
of hard-drugs, including fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid. The
measure has received criticism, as opioid overdose deaths steadily
climbed since.
Opioid overdose deaths in the state increased from 280 in 2019 to 956 in 2022, according to the state?s data.
Nearly 70,000 people in the US died of drug overdoses that involved
fentanyl in 2021, almost a four-fold increase over five years, according
to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released last spring. Fentanyl is significantly more likely to be involved in a deadly overdose than other common drugs, according to the CDC.
Experts say reversing the trends in overdose deaths really depends on
broader access to and use of treatments for opioid use disorder.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/us/fentanyl-crisis-portland-state-of- emergency/index.html
Yet another quick fix from our new governor, after the last one
didn't work out all that well. As I said, everyone is looking for cheap solutions. It's inconvenient if they keep dying at this rate, but I
don't think many people really care. It's all about polishing Oregon's
image. I think they might be able to convince the addicts to keep it on
the down low. From my perspective the "treatment" programs have never
"cured" anyone. They just produce better addicts.
In article <_MxuN.251315$Ama9.119288@fx12.iad>, redydog@rye.net says...
Sounds like a politically efficacious solution to me. They've given
themselves 90 days during which all they have to say to anyone who
gives a shit is, "We're addressing the crisis and at the end of the
day we'll be putting all the tools in our toolbox on the table. Please
call back in May". Meanwhile, they can contract some consultants for a
few million bucks, hire some more government workers, and ask you for
some more money while they wait for a miracle.
--
Efficacious? We'll see. If the governor can get the addicts to keep
it on the down low she'll be a hero. If not, she has a real political
problem on her hands. Someone of the boob tube this morning was putting
the problem in perspective.
"Alcohol is third-leading cause of preventable death in Oregon"
"And in Oregon, problematic drinking is on the rise.
Statewide data shows that more than one in five adults drink
excessively, defined as both heavy drinking and binge drinking. For men that?s more than 15 drinks per week or more than five in one sitting.
For women, it?s eight drinks per week or four on one occasion.
SEE ALSO: Multnomah County: Paper ID to blame for wrong man declared
dead
And excessive alcohol use costs the state $4.8 million annually. That?s
a cost shared by Oregonians; at about $1,100 per person.
But the bottom line is that excessive alcohol use is killing 2,000
people in Oregon every year."
While this is twice as many people who are killed by opioids, 2,000
is likely to be significantly conservative.
"That?s six deaths every single day, making alcohol the third leading preventable cause of death in Oregon after tobacco and obesity."
Alcohol taxes are also the state's third largest source of revenue.
https://www.kptv.com/2024/01/31/alcohol-is-third-leading-cause- preventable-death-oregon/
Because we aren't used to this level of opioid deahts this is
getting more attention.
The wrong man dead story is a hoot too. One of his relatives had
him cremated and put in a fancy urn. He was surprised to find out that
he was dead. At this point no one knows who she has in the urn.
TB
In article <_MxuN.251315$Ama9.119288@fx12.iad>, redydog@rye.net says...
Sounds like a politically efficacious solution to me. They've given
themselves 90 days during which all they have to say to anyone who
gives a shit is, "We're addressing the crisis and at the end of the
day we'll be putting all the tools in our toolbox on the table. Please
call back in May". Meanwhile, they can contract some consultants for a
few million bucks, hire some more government workers, and ask you for
some more money while they wait for a miracle.
--
Efficacious? We'll see. If the governor can get the addicts to keep
it on the down low she'll be a hero. If not, she has a real political
problem on her hands. Someone of the boob tube this morning was putting
the problem in perspective.
"Alcohol is third-leading cause of preventable death in Oregon"
"And in Oregon, problematic drinking is on the rise.
Statewide data shows that more than one in five adults drink
excessively, defined as both heavy drinking and binge drinking. For men that?s more than 15 drinks per week or more than five in one sitting.
For women, it?s eight drinks per week or four on one occasion.
SEE ALSO: Multnomah County: Paper ID to blame for wrong man declared
dead
And excessive alcohol use costs the state $4.8 million annually. That?s
a cost shared by Oregonians; at about $1,100 per person.
But the bottom line is that excessive alcohol use is killing 2,000
people in Oregon every year."
While this is twice as many people who are killed by opioids, 2,000
is likely to be significantly conservative.
"That?s six deaths every single day, making alcohol the third leading preventable cause of death in Oregon after tobacco and obesity."
Alcohol taxes are also the state's third largest source of revenue.
https://www.kptv.com/2024/01/31/alcohol-is-third-leading-cause- preventable-death-oregon/
Because we aren't used to this level of opioid deahts this is
getting more attention.
The wrong man dead story is a hoot too. One of his relatives had
him cremated and put in a fancy urn. He was surprised to find out that
he was dead. At this point no one knows who she has in the urn.
TB
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