Street Roots to co-host documentary screening, panel discussion on safe injection sites Portland, we have a public injection problem. Public parks, playgrounds and walkways frequented by drug users are littered with hazardous used syringes. People using ...
14 Jun 2016 - Emily Green
Shilo Murphy, drug user and harm reduction advocate, is poised to open facilities where people can inject illegal drugs in the presence of medical staff The first supervised injection site in the United States will open within six to 18 months in Seattle, ...
10 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
Invest in a solution that works, even if it's controversial This past year, there were 122 heroin-related deaths in Oregon, with 80 in Portland’s tri-county area. According to county officials, heroin use in our city has increased steadily over the p ...
27 Aug 2015 - SR editorial board
As public drug injection draws criticism in Portland, other U.S. cities fight for a controversial solution On the concrete floor of a public restroom, inside a parking garage in Portland’s Old Town, a heroin addict took his last breaths. He was overdosing ...
27 Aug 2015 - Emily Green