• @jordanlundOP
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    31 year ago

    The stat that blew my mind is way down at the bottom:

    “In July, KGW reporter Blair Best rode along with firefighters from Portland Fire’s Station 1 in downtown, who said that they were being run ragged by overdose calls — responding to more overdose calls than fires. In June alone, the agency said, firefighters from Station 1 responded to 300 overdose calls.