Portland police admit drug addiction can’t be solved with more arrests
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The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) admitted in a statement released Tuesday that Multnomah County’s drug addiction troubles are much more complex and cannot be solved solely by law enforcement activity.
“We have long maintained that we cannot arrest our way out of this problem,” read a statement by the bureau.
“(Portland police have) been doing (their) part to try to tackle this problem for a long time and we’ll continue to do it,” read the statement.
Recent deflection programs designed to assist users out of their addiction can be a tool used along with arresting dealers, according to the bureau statement.
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