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Substances fuel record homeless deaths in Portland, Oregon

FILE - In this aerial photo tents housing people experiencing homelessness are set up on a vacant parking lot in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 8, 2020. A record 193 homeless people died in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, in 2021. A county report released Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, found that substances were involved in about 60% of the deaths. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File) FILE - Tents line the sidewalk on SW Clay Street in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 9, 2020. A record 193 homeless people died in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, in 2021. A county report released Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, found that substances were involved in about 60% of the deaths. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)