Coverage dated September 28, 2023

Portland police investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal

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A growing number of children are dying of fentanyl overdoses across the country amid an escalating opioid crisis that last year claimed nearly 80,000 lives, according to federal data.

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  1. NBC New York

    Portland police investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal (opens NBC New York)

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    A growing number of children are dying of fentanyl overdoses across the country amid an escalating opioid crisis that last year claimed nearly 80,000 lives, according to federal data.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    Portland police are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nearly a dozen children, including a 1-year-old, have overdosed on fentanyl since June in Portland, Oregon, its police bureau said Thursday, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history.

  3. The Oregonian

    5 children die, 4 survive after suspected fentanyl overdoses in Portland since mid-June, police say (opens The Oregonian)

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    The victims in the fatal overdoses include a 1-year-old, a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Portland police investigate fentanyl overdoses involving kids (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    PORTLAND, Ore. >> Nearly a dozen children, including a 1-year-old, have overdosed on fentanyl since June in Portland, Oregon, its police bureau said Thursday, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history.

  5. The Columbian

    Police in Portland are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl poisonings involving children (opens The Columbian)

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    PORTLAND — Nearly a dozen children, including a 1-year-old, have been poisoned by fentanyl since June in Portland, its police bureau said Thursday, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others tha

  6. Seattle Times

    Portland police investigating fentanyl overdoses in children, with 5 fatal (opens Seattle Times)

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    Police in Portland, Oregon, are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children as young as 1 year old.

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