A front page story about the death of a Portland homeless man appeared in the Saturday, July 29th edition of the NY Times. The headline read: “A Homeless Crisis is a test of Portland's Identity.” To summarize, a downtown fentanyl addict, a homeless young man, was befriended by a young man who worked as a paramedic and lived in nice apartment in the neighborhood where the addict lived on the streets. The young man tried to help the homeless man, as did others, but the addict eventually overdosed and died.
Recent Thoughts on Oregon's Homeless Crisis
Recent Thoughts on Oregon's Homeless Crisis
Recent Thoughts on Oregon's Homeless Crisis
A front page story about the death of a Portland homeless man appeared in the Saturday, July 29th edition of the NY Times. The headline read: “A Homeless Crisis is a test of Portland's Identity.” To summarize, a downtown fentanyl addict, a homeless young man, was befriended by a young man who worked as a paramedic and lived in nice apartment in the neighborhood where the addict lived on the streets. The young man tried to help the homeless man, as did others, but the addict eventually overdosed and died.