'When lawmakers permit sketchy transactions and opioid possession, they are also tolerating overdose and death. The decriminalization of drug abuse keeps the marginalized on the margins.' -Briana Oser
In 2019, Multnomah County purchased over 22,000 tents for the homeless because of COVID restrictions inside homeless shelters. “People for Portland,” a nonprofit social organization in Portland, took a poll of 500 Multnomah County citizens this May that demonstrates how residents feel about Portland’s handling of the homelessness epidemic.In sum, they aren’t happy.
In 2019, Oregon began implementing the Drug Addiction Treatment Recovery Act to “decriminalize those with addictions.” The act also made small amounts of drugs legal for personal use. Nathan Sheppard told the Portland newspaper Willamette Week that as of mid-May, there has been a 46% increase in overdose deaths from this time last year. From 2020 to 2021, yearly opioid deaths increased from 472 to 737.
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