Readers respond: Data, not fear, must guide homeless policies

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Readers respond: Data, not fear, must guide homeless policies

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler recently explained he would be taking a more aggressive approach to unsanctioned camping. As reported by KGW, he seemed to suggest a changing drug supply in Oregon and nationally merits the shift in strategy. Wheeler stated “the drug that we’re all watching across America right now is what is called P2P meth... Once you use this P2P meth, it very quickly scrambles your brain permanently — meaning some of the individual…