Oregon county pauses plan to distribute fentanyl ‘smoking supplies’ – IOTW Report

Oregon county pauses plan to distribute fentanyl ‘smoking supplies’

JTN: Multnomah County has paused its plan to distribute fentanyl smoking supplies across Portland.

“I am suspending the program pending further analysis,” Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson said in a statement. “Our health department went forward with this proposal without proper implementation.”

The Multnomah County Health Department was planning to distribute straws, tin foil, glass pipes and “snorting kits” this month, according to Willamette Week. But the county paused the program after July 10 discussions with Pederson.

The MCHD is now expanding its legal analysis of the issue and working with county leadership to explain “harm reduction” to the public, according to MCHD Spokeswoman Sarah Dean.

“The health department remains confident that a robust harm reduction approach is essential to supporting our community,” Dean said. “This work is in alignment with an extensive body of public health research.” more

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