2 Portland city councilors say they support relaxing needle exchange restrictions
Two Portland councilors say they support relaxing needle exchange restrictions The city's program is the state's only one still issuing needles to drug users on a one-for-one basis, despite Gov. Janet Mill's order that relaxed such restrictions. Share At least two members of a City Council committee examining Portland’s needle exchange policy said Thursday that they support having the city move away from a restrictive distribution policy to a needs-based approach endorsed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. Councilors Belinda Ray and Ma...
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