Overdoses have surged in Portland over the past few years. This intersection, and the people who frequent it, are at the center of a myriad of crises facing not only Portland, but the nation: an epidemic of addiction and homelessness, understaffed and beleaguered first responders-and a staggering number of deaths. When pure, it’s 100 times more powerful than morphine. Here, a drug manufactured by Mexican cartels is sold for small bills. Trash sweepers tasked with cleaning the sidewalks push rolling bins, filled with collected needles and tinfoil, down the sidewalk.įor the past month, WW has been observing this corner, which is now ground zero for Portland’s fentanyl crisis. Men roll by on bicycles, hawking groceries and consumer electronics. Some carry guns, which they’re known to occasionally fire skyward in battles over turf. Dealers chat with passersby on the corners as lookouts stand watch behind.
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