A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found that fentanyl overdose deaths in Oregon grew by a staggering 1,526% since before the pandemic, eclipsing all other states.
The next highest was Oklahoma, with 954 percent growth.
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Oregon Fentanyl Deaths Soar by 1,526 Percent
As the state sees the largest increase in fentanyl deaths in the nation, Oregon lawmakers are debating plans to make drug possession a crime again.
A homeless man holds a blowtorch he used to heat fentanyl in Garden Grove, Calif., on April 3, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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