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cbs's adam yamaguchi takes an in-depth look at how this city is responding. >> you mind holding on forporter: we went on a ride along with the portland police bike squad last november. block after block, foil, syringes and used narcan cartridges litter the street. the sight of open fentanyl use is inescapable. oregon paved the way as the first state to decriminalize drug use in 2020 to instead focus on addiction and recovery. >> you guys are all good. >> reporter: but due to portland's growing fentanyl crisis, the state declared a 90-day emergency on tuesday to address the increase in overdose deaths. >> it is a drug that compels users to redose every 45 to 90 minutes. in practical terms, that means people in the throes of a fentanyl addiction can hardly walk into a clinic for help without having to use again. >> reporter: on this day, 23-year-old milo mcpherson did not face arrest or criminal prosecution for openly smoking fentanyl. instead, portland police officer david bair hands mcfer son a $100 citation. >> put your hands behind your back. >> reporter: they say without the threat
cbs's adam yamaguchi takes an in-depth look at how this city is responding. >> you mind holding on forporter: we went on a ride along with the portland police bike squad last november. block after block, foil, syringes and used narcan cartridges litter the street. the sight of open fentanyl use is inescapable. oregon paved the way as the first state to decriminalize drug use in 2020 to instead focus on addiction and recovery. >> you guys are all good. >> reporter: but due to...
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cbs's adam yamaguchi takes an in-depth look at how this city is responding. >> you mind holding out ford. >> reporter: went on a ride bike squad last november. >> you stay right there. >> reporter: block after block, foils, syringes, and houston archon canisters litter the streets used narcan litter the streets. first state to decriminalized drugs instead focus on addiction and recovery. >> you guys all good? >> reporter: the state declared a 90 day emergency on e increase in overdose deaths. >> it is a drug that compels users to redress every 45 to 90 minutes. of that means people in the throws of a fentanyl addiction can hardly walk into a clinic for help without having to use again. >> reporter: on this day, 23-year-old milo mcpherson did not face arrest or criminal prosecution for openly smoking fentanyl. instead, portland police officer david baer hans mcpherson a $100 citation. >> you are going to call one of these numbers. >> reporter: they say without the threat of jail and fentanyl's addictiveness, there isn't a real incentive for people to seek treatment. juan soto effect effe
cbs's adam yamaguchi takes an in-depth look at how this city is responding. >> you mind holding out ford. >> reporter: went on a ride bike squad last november. >> you stay right there. >> reporter: block after block, foils, syringes, and houston archon canisters litter the streets used narcan litter the streets. first state to decriminalized drugs instead focus on addiction and recovery. >> you guys all good? >> reporter: the state declared a 90 day emergency...
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cbs's adam yamaguchi takes an in-depth look at how this city is responding. >> you mind holding them for a second. >> reporter: we went on a ride along with the portland police bike squad last november. >> don't worry about that other thing. >> reporter: block after block, foil, syringes, and used narcan canisters litter the streets. the sight of open fentanyl use is inescapable. oregon paved the way as the first state to decriminalize drug use in 2020, to instead focus on addiction and recovery. >> you guys are all good? >> reporter: but due to portland's growing fentanyl crisis, the state declared a 90-day emergency on tuesday to address the increase in overdose deaths. >> it is a drug that compels users to re-dose every 45 to 90 minutes. in practical terms, that means people in the throes of a fentanyl addiction can hardly walk into a clinic for help without having to use again. >> reporter: on this day, 23-year-old milo mcpherson did not face arrest or criminal prosecution for openly smoking fentanyl. instead, portland police officer david baer hands mcpherson a $100 citation. >>
cbs's adam yamaguchi takes an in-depth look at how this city is responding. >> you mind holding them for a second. >> reporter: we went on a ride along with the portland police bike squad last november. >> don't worry about that other thing. >> reporter: block after block, foil, syringes, and used narcan canisters litter the streets. the sight of open fentanyl use is inescapable. oregon paved the way as the first state to decriminalize drug use in 2020, to instead focus...
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adam yamaguchi, thank you so much.'s go overseas now to gaza, where there is growing international outrage after more than 100 people were killed when israeli troops opened fire on civilians gathered around food aid trucks in gaza city. according to eyewitnesses, many were killed in an ensuing stampede as people ran from the gunfire. cbs's imtiaz tyab reports tonight from israel. >> reporter: a truck once carrying life-saving aid now piled with the bodies of those who had come into operation for help. eyewitneses told cbs news israeli forces opened fire as people crowded around the convoy carrying basics like flour. israel's military released this heavily-edited drone video of what it says shows how many were killed in a stampede around the aid trucks. but admitted to shooting down a smaller group of people, which it described as a "imminent threat." how do you define a threat? >> anybody approaching the forces despite being warned not to. pose a threat. >> reporter: how do you account for the fact that we have seen pe
adam yamaguchi, thank you so much.'s go overseas now to gaza, where there is growing international outrage after more than 100 people were killed when israeli troops opened fire on civilians gathered around food aid trucks in gaza city. according to eyewitnesses, many were killed in an ensuing stampede as people ran from the gunfire. cbs's imtiaz tyab reports tonight from israel. >> reporter: a truck once carrying life-saving aid now piled with the bodies of those who had come into...