Portland police are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children as young as 1 year old. Police said Thursday that 10 minors have overdosed since June and fentanyl is suspected in all but one of the cases. Half of the incidents were fatal. The victims’ ages ranged from 1 to 17 years old. Like other cities around the country, Portland has struggled to contain a fentanyl crisis that features open drug use on city streets. Police recently increased patrols to shut down a fentanyl drug market in an abandoned building downtown, and Gov. Tina Kotek just this week announced plans to address drugs flowing into the state.