Within an hour of arriving in downtown to investigate the city's newly-declared 'state of emergency' over its fentanyl crisis, I am on the phone calling 911. One of dozens of drug addicts lining the sidewalks has just taken a hit from a piece of aluminum foil in open view and collapsed in a lifeless heap.In a county where overdoses caused more than 200 deaths in 2022 alone, I fear another might be about to happen right in front of me.
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