The Portland mother called out the city for not doing enough to mitigate the drug and homeless crises after finding the deadly pills in her front yard
MacPherson said she just happened to notice something in the family garden while outside with her husband, and when she went to pick it up, it was a cannister filled with blue pills.
She said police later confirmed it was fentanyl, but is uncertain how the deadly drug found its way to her doorstep. "I'm actually uncertain how it would have gotten precisely there, but I do suspect that it has to do with the camps that we have, both on one side and the other," MacPherson said.
The county released a statement following the incident saying,"Multnomah County's policies do not incentivize illicit drug use. To the contrary, Multnomah County's policies and programs incentivize drug users to get well." Despite this, MacPherson is not convinced the local government is doing enough to mitigate the current challenges with
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