Portland considers changes to needle exchange program after growing complaints. ... Dion insinuated that those approximately 200,000 uncollected needles ended up on the streets of Portland.

Sep. 13—Portland leaders are weighing ... Portland considers changes to needle ... Dion insinuated that those approximately 200,000 uncollected needles ended up on the streets of Portland.

The pilot program, though only 8 weeks old, has resulted in more used needles being returned to the city's health department and fewer found on the streets. A line formed outside Portland’s ...

Portland has run a needle exchange program since 1998, giving clean syringes to anyone who returns used ones for safe disposal. It’s a harm-reduction tactic that is proven to mitigate the ...

Dramatic increase in used drug needles littering Portland streets In 2022, crews cleaned up more than 176,000 used needles in downtown Portland. In 2014, they collected less than 5,000.

City-led efforts to reduce the amount of hypodermic needles left littered on streets and parks in Portland appear to be working. According to a memo sent to the Health and Human Services & Public ...